Man set woman on fire after she called him out for buying $100 in gas with her debit card without permission — and now he’s headed to prison

A Georgia man will spend decades behind bars for dousing a woman with gasoline and setting her on fire after she confronted him about using her debit card without permission to spend $100 on gas.

Roger Evans, 52, was sentenced to 30 years in prison followed by 10 years probation after he pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, the Jones County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.

An arrest affidavit obtained by the Jones County News said the incident occurred April 24 in Augusta. Evans asked her to drive him to a gas station to buy gas for the generator that was powering his home…

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