Sheriff’s Dept.: Man throws knife, sets self himself on fire

MESILLA, N.M. (AP) – Dona Ana County authorities say a man threw a knife at a Mesilla town marshal and then set himself on fire after the marshal stopped to help him as walked along a street carrying a gasoline can.
The Sheriff’s Department says 48-year-old Gaspar Ayala-Arellano doused himself with gas from the can and used a lighter to ignite the gas.
He was jailed on suspicion of aggravated assault on a peace officer after being treated at a hospital for burns on his legs and torso