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Man threatens to burn Dunwoody gas station down, pours gasoline on items at pump

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A man was arrested in Dunwoody Thursday night after threatening to set a gas station on fire.

According to Dunwoody police, a man walked into Exxon on Ashford Dunwoody Road, grabbed a lighter and a Redbull, and threatened to burn the gas station down.

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Then, he walked to a gas pump and began spilling gasoline on some paper items.

Officers quickly arrived to the scene and arrested the man.

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When police asked for his name, the man told them his name was “Mike Lucifer.”

The suspect was arrested for Terroristic Threats/Acts and Providing a False Name to Officers, according to police.

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