Teen arrested in burning incident

ATHENS — Using an aerosol can and a lighter as a torch, a LaRue man burned two people Sunday and was arrested by Henderson County deputies, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Mark Anthony Negrete, 18, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon when he was arrested at a residence off FM 804. He confessed that he burned a juvenile female in the face and another victim, according to the release. According to officials, an investigation discovered Negrete used a canister of starter fluid and a lighter to create a torch. The juvenile female went to the UT Health Hospital in Athens with burns to her face and hair. This investigation is said to be ongoing.