Accused Gas Line Flame Thrower Arrested

By Adrienne Alvarez - Weekend Anchor/ Reporter
Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 10:43pm

EL PASO--- A man is in jail after pointing a lit gas line at police officers.

Charles Baca tore a gas line from a furnace in his apartment in Northeast El Paso.
As officers were approaching him, he pointed the line at them then lit the gas that was flowing from the line.

A fireball forced the officers to run from the apartment.
Baca was later arrested. He's being held on a $102,000 bond.

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