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California man allegedly tried to set grocery store employee on fire for making him pay for food

A California man allegedly tried to set a grocery store employee on fire after the victim tried to stop the man from leaving a store with a cart of unpaid groceries.

A Southern California homeless man was arrested after allegedly trying to set a grocery store employee on fire.

Police said 31-year-old Raul Bautista tried to leave a grocery store without paying for his cart of groceries. When an employee confronted Bautista, he allegedly unleashed a fiery response.

Bautista sprayed the store employee with lighter fluid and tried to set the victim on fire before running away from the store, police said.

Bautista was arrested soon after the incident and was charged with attempted murder and robbery. He is being held at the Robert Presley Detention Center on $1 million bail.

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