#ICYMI: A Johnstown man is facing a slew of charges for attempting to light a four-year-old child on fire and "burn the demon out of him," police sayhttps://t.co/6JnxHN3Vi1 pic.twitter.com/ZLJJnHyiOE
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Officer Christopher Kesslak alleged in a criminal complaint that the defendant "splashed gasoline on the little boy and made a reference to setting him on fire." Police said another man reported the defendant saying, "If we can't get out the demon, I'll burn it out of him."
The other man said he tried to get McIntosh out of the house, but the defendant punched him and hit him in the head with a brick.
McIntosh is also charged with aggravated assault of a person less than 6 years old, simple assault, reckless endangerment, making terroristic threats, arson and child endangerment. A message was left Saturday for an attorney representing him.
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