Naked Man Hospitalized After Drinking Game Leads To Prosthetic Leg Being Set Aflame

[Whisper]

LAS CRUCES - A 47-year-old Dona Ana County man is in a Texas burn center after a drinking game left him nude on the side of the highway with his prosthetic leg in flames.
Sheriff's deputies learned that the victim and friends were drinking Monday and had made a bet that whoever drank the least would be set on fire, according to a news release.

The victim told investigators that since he drank only six beers, the least amount, he agreed to let his friends set him on fire.

The victim, who has a prosthetic left leg made of plastic, said his friends set his leg on fire, which spread to his buttocks and lower back area, causing severe burns.

Not being able to stand the pain, the victim disrobed. His friends then decided to take him to the hospital but became "nervous and dropped the victim off" on U.S. 70, the release said.

Witnesses reported seeing an individual walking on a U.S. 70 bridge with his leg on fire. Another witness reported that the victim was naked, while other witnesses reported that the victim was struck by two cars and even attempted to jump into passing vehicles as well into the path of an oncoming tractor-trailer.

When questioned by deputies if he had asked his friends to stop at any point in time while setting him on fire, he stated "no, he lost the bet" and therefore did not attempt to stop them.

[...]LAS CRUCES - A 47-year-old Dona Ana County man is in a Texas burn center after a drinking game left him nude on the side of the highway with his prosthetic leg in flames.
Sheriff's deputies learned that the victim and friends were drinking Monday and had made a bet that whoever drank the least would be set on fire, according to a news release.

The victim told investigators that since he drank only six beers, the least amount, he agreed to let his friends set him on fire.

The victim, who has a prosthetic left leg made of plastic, said his friends set his leg on fire, which spread to his buttocks and lower back area, causing severe burns.

Not being able to stand the pain, the victim disrobed. His friends then decided to take him to the hospital but became "nervous and dropped the victim off" on U.S. 70, the release said.

Witnesses reported seeing an individual walking on a U.S. 70 bridge with his leg on fire. Another witness reported that the victim was naked, while other witnesses reported that the victim was struck by two cars and even attempted to jump into passing vehicles as well into the path of an oncoming tractor-trailer.

When questioned by deputies if he had asked his friends to stop at any point in time while setting him on fire, he stated "no, he lost the bet" and therefore did not attempt to stop them.

The man was taken from MountainView Regional Hospital to a Texas burn treatment center

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[Pete Bondurant]

LAS CRUCES - A 47-year-old Dona Ana County man is in a Texas burn center after a drinking game left him nude on the side of the highway with his prosthetic leg in flames.

If I had a dime for every time I wound up in a burn centre after waking up nude on the side of a highway.....I'd have....$ 0.30.

[62julietandvoid]

I'm still loling at that first sentence. Funny visual

[62julietandvoid]

Poor guy tho. His friends are assholes.

[Dark Star]

If I had a dime for every time I wound up in a burn centre after waking up nude on the side of a highway.....I'd have....$ 0.30.

Yes, Peter. But...were you nude and your prosthetic leg on fire??

[Mystica43229]

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- A warrant has been obtained by Dona Ana County Sheriff's investigators for the arrest of an individual who falsely claimed that his friends set him on fire after losing a bet, leaving him on the side of the road.

Randy Malone, 47, of Butterfield, N.M., has been charged by officials with two misdemeanor counts of making a false report to two different law enforcement agencies -- the Las Cruces Police Department and the Dona Ana County Sheriff's Department -- on July 5.

According to witnesses, Malone was found on July 5 naked and on fire on Highway 70 at the Del Rey Boulevard overpass wearing only his shoes, with a prosthetic right leg just below his right knee.

Malone had what appeared to be significant burns to his right leg, back and buttocks, as well as portions of his prosthetic leg and what was left of his sock.

Police said a credible witness, who came forward on Friday, reported giving Malone a ride into town after Malone approached the witness alone and in a physical condition that did not rouse any suspicion.

Malone, according to the witness, had placed a crack cocaine pipe in his pocket. The witness told police he dropped off Malone on Highway 70 at the overpass after Malone tried to light the pipe.

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