Man in nearby Coffee County Accused of Setting Woman on Fire

May 24, 2016 at 09:05 am by bryan


David Arch Bass age 55 of Allen St Tullahoma was arrested by Tullahoma Police on Sunday on charges of Aggravated assault and setting fire to personal property.

According to the arrest warrant, Bass got into an argument with his estranged wife at 317 Allen Street in Tullahoma. Allegedly Bass became angry and took articles of the wife's clothing outside and poured gas on the clothes and set them on fire. The warrant also ads the while getting the victim's clothes and pouring gasoline on them, he poured gasoline on the victim as well and set fire to her and the clothing.

The warrant also says that Bass did not call 911 and allegedly took the woman inside the residence and placed her in a tub. The victim was transported via LifeFlight to Vanderbilt Medical Center due to her injuries.

Bond was set at the Coffee County Jail at $105,000.

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