Sparta, Mo., man charged with assault after bonfire explosion seriously burns 2 people

OZARK, Mo. (KY3) – Prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a Sparta man in connection with a bonfire explosion that seriously burned two people in April.

Ian Letterman, of Sparta, faces two counts of second-degree assault in Christian County. A grand jury indictment states Letterman recklessly poured gasoline onto a fire next to where the victims were sitting. The incident occurred April 19.

One of the victims, Aubrey Dye, filed a civil suit in May requesting that testimony be taken before witnesses move away or their memories fade…

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