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Athens man sets officer on fire
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ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — An Athens man has been charged with attempted second-degree murder after police said he tried to set an officer on fire.According to The Daily Post-Athenian, Ronald Fisher sprayed officer Lee Reagan with lighter fluid when police responded to a disturbance call Tuesday at Fisher's apartment.Reagan was not badly burned and has returned to work.A police report said Reagan and a fellow officer scuffled with Fisher and were able to get a lighter and fluid away from him.Fisher also was charged with resisting arrest.