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A 41-year-old Florida woman faces attempted felony murder charges after she allegedly ignited a gas pump nozzle with a lighter, engulfing a stranger in flames at a St. Petersburg station, all because the victim refused to hand over cash. Eleanor Crawford approached the victim, Christine Sherbuk, while Sherbuk was fueling her Volvo SUV at a […] The post Florida woman charged with attempted murder after allegedly setting stranger on fire at gas pump appeared first on American Almanac .
A 41-year-old Florida woman faces attempted felony murder charges after she allegedly ignited a gas pump nozzle with a lighter, engulfing a stranger in flames at a St. Petersburg station, all because the victim refused to hand over cash. Eleanor Crawford approached the victim, Christine Sherbuk, while Sherbuk was fueling her Volvo SUV at a Mobil gas station in St. Petersburg. Crawford first asked to borrow Sherbuk's phone. Sherbuk handed it over. Crawford then asked for money. Sherbuk said no. Within moments, police say , Crawford pulled out a lighter and set the gas nozzle on fire. A massive blaze erupted from the pump. Sherbuk and her car were engulfed in flames within seconds. A nearby witness, Scotty Gamling, described the scene as a…Open