JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Jamestown man is accused of dousing a victim in gasoline and then threatening to light them on fire, police said Monday.

Police say that they received a report of a disorderly person in the area of W 7th Street and Washington Street and located 42-year-old Nathan Strickland a short distance away.

Strickland was charged with second-degree menacing. He is being held at Jamestown City Jail awaiting arrgainment.

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