Grand jury to hear case against man accused of setting Virginia city councilman on fire over affair
September 30, 2025
A judge finds that there is enough probable cause for a man charged with dousing a Virginia city councilman in gasoline and setting him on fire to have his case be sent to a grand jury. The 29-year-old Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes is charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated malicious wounding in the attack against Councilman Lee Vogler. Authorities in court said on Tuesday the motive for the July attack appeared to stem from a relationship between Vogler and Buck-Hayes’ wife. The wife filed for divorce from Buck-Hayes in the weeks leading up to the attack.