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Police: Man tried to set himself on fire, tossed flaming gas can at officer

LOWER PRICE HILL, Ohio (WKRC) - A man poured gasoline on himself, tried to set himself on fire and then tossed a flaming gas can at police officers following an argument with his landlord and his sister, police said Wednesday. George Hentz, 48, was taken into custody and charged with felonious assault, aggravated menacing and inducing panic. His sister said the incident started when she and her brother called the building inspector. Jane Vaughn said they got into an argument with their landlord over repairs they felt should be made and an eviction notice they received despite paying rent. They live in an apartment building on State Avenue in Lower Price Hill. "They had arguments and everything, threatened to shoot each other, threatened to beat the hell out of each other," Vaughn said of her brother. "He was trying to protect me," Vaughn said. Vaughn said her brother has bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Police said they were called after Hentz pulled a gun on the landlord. "I told my brother they called the police on him and everything. He said they're not taking him. That's when the police pulled up and he poured the gas on him and tried to light it," Vaughn said. The SWAT team was called and firefighters sprayed water into the apartment where Hentz and his sister lived. "As we talked to him, we got fire here, the fire department was here just in case a fire was set. So as we got a perimeter set up, he ran back inside, he barricaded himself and threatened to set the building on fire," said Lt. Brian Bender. Bender said the situation became more tense. "At one point, he threw a lit gas can out the back and there were some officers in the back," Lt. Bender said. No one was hurt and eventually Hentz surrendered. Vaughn said she believed their belongings may be destroyed by the water. "We don't have nowhere to go," Vaughn said. Hentz was booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center and appeared in court Thursday morning. He's charged with felonious assault, aggravated menacing and inducing panic. A judge set his bond at $120,000.