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Sarah Tan

Lee Vogler 'Awake and Talking' After Arson Attack: Quick Facts about His Family, Career and More

A Virginia lawmaker was doused in gasoline and set alight at his office in a 'personal attack' by an unhinged local man, police say.

Danville City Councilman J. Lee Vogler, 38, was at the Showcase Magazine HQ when Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, 29, stormed in at around 11.30am, it is alleged. Hayes dumped the contents of a 'five gallon container' on top of Vogler before setting him alight, according to the publication's owner Andrew Brooks.

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