What This Story Is About
- The man involved in an hours-long standoff with the Sevierville Police Department tried to kill a woman by dousing her in gasoline and setting her on fire, according to court records obtained by WVLT News.
- 33-year-old Mark Harden is facing a slew of charges like aggravated assault and kidnapping.
For Context
- Harden himself hunkered down inside the Smokies Motel that day, prompting police to respond.
Catch Up
- The standoff lasted around three hours. Police said he was eventually found inside a room, underneath a pile of clothes and a mattress.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The man involved in an hours-long standoff with the Sevierville Police Department tried to kill a woman by dousing her in gasoline and setting her on fire, according to court records obtained by WVLT News.
Records for 33-year-old Mark Harden say the woman told officers once they arrived Oct. 16 he had poured a can of gasoline on her, shoved her on a couch and grabbed a lighter. The woman also told police Harden was able to light her face on fire, which she put out by running sink water over herself, the records said.
Records also show the woman ran from the house it happened at, eventually getting help from those nearby. The woman was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with first- and second-degree burns, records show…