The four-term councilman suffered second- and third-degree burns covering up to 60% of his body, mostly on his torso, after alleged assailant Shotsie Michale Buck Hayes barged into Vogler’s workplace, drenched him with a five-gallon jug of fuel, chased him outside and then torched him.

A man accused of intentionally setting a city councilman on fire appeared before a judge Thursday morning. Shotsie Hayes, 29, is accused of attacking Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler after confronting him at work,

Danville's independent councilman Lee Vogler was doused in gasoline and set on fire at work. He has been airlifted to the hospital after the attack.