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Anne Arundel Co. man suffers burns to 80% of his body after liquid accelerant incident

By Thomas Robertson

A Crofton, Maryland, man was taken to the hospital in critical condition after suffering severe burns to most of his body Sunday morning.

The 62-year-old man was trying to burn debris inside a barrel in his backyard in the 500 block of Sulton Avenue around 8:30 a.m.

Lt. Michael Mayo with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said the man was using an ignitable liquid to start the fire, which caused it to spread to his clothes and body.

Mayo said the man has first and second degree burns on over 80% of his body.

Maryland State Police flew the man to the burn center at John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore.

Defense Dept. official faces charge tied to Maryland dogfighting ring

By Matt Small
Two Maryland men, including a Department of Defense employee, have been charged with facilitating a dogfighting ring in Anne Arundel County. Frederick "Fred" Douglass Moorefield Jr., 62, of Arnold and Mario Damon Flythe, 49, of Glen Burnie are charged with "promoting and furthering animal fighting venture." Moorefield has been Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, and Communications, for Office of the Secretary of Defense since March 2020, according his LinkedIn page and the U.S. Defense Department.
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