A Westbury man doused his friend with tequila and lit him on fire as they argued over whether he could sleep over to recover from a day of drinking, Nassau police said Monday.
Epigmenio Garcia, 24, of Sullivan Lane, was charged with felony assault and misdemeanor weapons possession in connection with the Sunday attack, which left the victim, 24, with burns over his face, neck, ears and hands, police said. Police did not release the name of the victim.
Garcia took his friend to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, where he was admitted with second-degree burns and was listed in stable condition, police said.
The pair had spent the day drinking together until 3 a.m., police said, when they started fighting in Garcia's second-floor bedroom. Police said Garcia, who refused to let his friend stay, threw tequila over his head and torso, punched him on the nose and used a lighter to set him on fire.
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