Jami Raiziah Griffin | Man arrested, charged after deputies say he set a woman on fire in Harnett County

HARNETT COUNTY, NC (WTVD) — A man was arrested Friday in connection with a woman set on fire in Harnett County.

On Dec. 16, the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from an employee at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford about a burn victim.

Investigators found 20-year-old Ashanti Downey, who was taken to the emergency room with burns on the right side of her body.

She was taken to a burn center where she was in critical but stable condition.

On Friday, investigators arrested 23-year-old Jami Raiziah Griffin. He was charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and assault on a female/domestic violence.

Griffin is being held at the Harnett County Detention Center without bond.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Ronald Beasley at (910) 893-0151 or the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office at (910) 893-9111.