State v. Ford

PETERSON, Judge.

David Ford and Danh Van Nguyen were originally charged with attempted arson of a dwelling. Ford was additionally charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon by threatening to do violence against the victim with gasoline and a lighter.1 Two days before docket sounding the state amended the information to charge the pair with attempted arson of a dwelling (a rooming house), and three counts of attempted first degree murder with a weapon (gasoline). The two defendants allegedly doused the floor of the rooming house with a sufficient amount of gasoline to create a…