Man Uses Accelerant To Set Woman On Fire In Calverton: Police

CALVERTON, NY — A man was arrested after he allegedly used an accelerant to set a woman on fire in Calverton, police said.

The incident also led to a brush fire in the area, police said.

Riverhead Police said a report came in Thursday at 9 p.m. about a fire in a wooded area off Forge Road.

Upon arrival, patrol units located a woman, 33, with burns to her lower extremities, face and hands, police said.

The victim told officers that Ryan Osborne, 30, of Riverhead, with whom she had a "domestic relationship, had poured an unknown accelerant onto her body and the tent she was sleeping in," police said.

It remains unclear how the accelerant was ignited, police said.

The victim was able to extinguish the flames on her body but not before incurring burns to her lower legs, face and hands, police said.

The fire extended to the wooded area where the tent was located and the Riverhead Volunteer Fire Department was notified and responded to the area to extinguish the flames, police said.

The victim was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center for her injuries and later transported to Stony Brook Hospital, police said.

Patrol officers located Osborne in close proximity to the scene; he was arrested and charged with aggravated criminal contempt, a felony, second degree assault, a felony, and fifth degree arson, a misdemeanor, police said.

He was transported to Riverhead Police headquarters for processing and held pending arraignment, police said.

A firefighter at the scene was injured by a branch and sustained a concussion, according to a source at the scene.