Jul 19, 2009 11:28 pm US/Pacific
Performers Allegedly Set Man's Hair On Fire
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ―
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Peter Strait (left) and Marc Johnson
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Two local fire performers have been arrested after an argument allegedly deteriorated into a street fight that ended with a man's hair being set on fire, according to authorities.
The Sacramento Police Department says that 30-year-old Marc Johnson and 30-year-old Peter Strait were practicing around 10:30 p.m. Saturday for a fire performance in the middle of the street near 18th Street and Q Street, when a confrontation with neighbors turned ugly.
"The guy was using them like weapons, and my neighbor and his friend came out to squelch the thing and one thing led to another," said witness Jamison Pettyjohn. "It was insane."
Police say the neighbor and friend were concerned about safety and were trying to get the performers to stop, when the friend was struck with a fire ball, catching his hair on fire. He was quickly able to put it out, but when it was over, he wasn't the only one injured.
"Flames and nunchucks all over the place, people bloody," said Matt Cassidy. "A lot of flames, a lot of crazy people. It was a movie; never seen anything like this before in my life."
Witnesses say the confrontation turned even more bizarre.
"There was a guy literally swirling fire like nunchucks, green fire. The guy with the green flame caught himself on fire," Jamison said, laughing. "We were just dumbfounded, it was surreal."
Both suspects are in jail on $100,000 bond, facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon and recklessly causing a fire.
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