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Sasha Fleischman
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime...ng-teen-ac-transit-bus-fire/nbjFK/?hpt=ju_bn6Investigators are trying to figure out why a 16-year-old Oakland student intentionally set an 18-year-old man on fire as he slept on an AC Transit bus
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Oakland police spokeswoman Johnna Watson said the teen was arrested by officers from her department and the school district's police force.
“This was a horrific crime,” Watson said. “Anyone who thinks lighting someone on fire is okay is not okay.”
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when the victim, later identified as Sasha Fleischman, was set on fire at about 5:20 p.m. on Monday.
"He was asleep," Watson said. "He woke up and his clothes were on fire."
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“Everybody started yelling fire fire! And I turned around and this guy, he was like jumping up and down. So, like to get his skirt to stop burning,” Clark said.
When officers arrived at the scene they found the victim, who was wearing a kilt, suffering from burns to his lower body.
AC Transit spokesman Clarence Johnson said the victim was taken to the burn center
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Watson said the 18-year-old suffered second- and third-degree burns but was listed in stable condition.
According to Johnson, at least a dozen passengers were on board the
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bus when they noticed a man on fire toward the rear of the bus.
Johnson said passengers told the driver what was happening and the driver stopped the bus to call for help, at which point several people exited through the back of the bus.
Police said the perpetrator got off the bus and fled before officers arrived.
Investigators used surveillance video from the bus to find the suspect who is facing felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and mayhem.
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Tafari Flenoy says he thinks the crime could have been spawned by video games.
“It's weird, that's all I can really say. Do you know of a video game where people are setting each other on fire? A bunch, Manhunt, All the Grand Theft Autos, which is my favorite by the way,” Flenoy said.
The suspect's motive for starting the fire was still under investigation Tuesday.
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Friends of Fleischman, who is a senior at Maybeck High School in Berkeley, have set up a fundraising website to help him with his hospital bills. Parties interested in donating to the cause can do so here: fundly.com/helping-sasha-fleischman-have-a-speedy-recovery