Man Accused of Throwing Girlfriend’s 9-Year-Old Child in Fire Killed by Police
A Florida man, Richard Myron Ham, 39, is accused of setting his girlfriend’s 9-year-old son on fire, believing the child was possessed by a demon, according to the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office. The incident, which took place in Sebring, escalated when Ham attacked law enforcement officers with a metal rod, prompting one of the deputies to fire back in self-defense. The boy’s mother, Lakenya Lavonn Phillips, 30, is also implicated in the incident. Authorities allege …