{"id":2503498,"date":"2025-10-27T15:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grand-jury-indicts-suspect-for-setting-local-virginia-politician-on-fire\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:11:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:11:23","slug":"grand-jury-indicts-suspect-for-setting-local-virginia-politician-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grand-jury-indicts-suspect-for-setting-local-virginia-politician-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand jury indicts suspect for setting local Virginia politician on fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrand-jury-indicts-suspect-for-setting-local-virginia-politician-on-fire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2503498&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-official-who-pulled-knife-on-trump-supporters-indicted-on-weapons-charges-media-tries-to-frame-him-as-victim\/\" title=\"Democrat Official Who Pulled Knife On Trump Supporters ... On Weapons Charges; Media Tries To Frame Him As Victim\">grand jury<\/a> has indicted Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes on multiple charges,including attempted first-degree murder,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >aggravated malicious wounding<\/a>,and breaking and entering while armed,after he set Danville,Virginia Councilman Lee Vogler on fire during the summer. The attack occurred when Buck-Hayes forcibly entered Vogler&#8217;s office, doused him with gasoline, and ignited him outside the building. Vogler sustained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-in-critical-condition-after-plane-crashes-in-n-calif\/\" title=\"4 in critical condition after plane crashes in N. Calif.\">severe burns<\/a> over more than 60% of his body and required extensive skin grafts.After nearly three months of treatment at the UNC Burn Clinic, Vogler was discharged earlier than expected and made a public appearance at a city council meeting. The trial is scheduled for January 6,2026,pending a mental health evaluation,as the defense is considering an insanity plea. The motive appears linked to an alleged affair between Vogler and Buck-Hayes&#8217;s ex-wife, with whom Buck-Hayes had recently filed for divorce.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Grand jury indicts suspect for setting local Virginia politician on fire<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2379807\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jury-system\/\">grand jury<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indictments\/\">indicted<\/a> the suspect who allegedly set a local <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\">Virginia<\/a> politician on fire over the summer on three charges.<\/p>\n<p>Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes was indicted on Monday related to attempted first-degree murder, aggravated malicious wounding, and breaking and entering while armed with a deadly weapon for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3486499\/virginia-city-councilman-lee-vogler-set-on-fire\/\">burning Danville Councilman Lee Vogler<\/a>. The third charge was the latest to be filed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3864970\/brady-gun-storage-campaign-end-family-fire\/\">Gun safety group revamps website on firearm storage to &#8216;end family fire&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3864129\/two-killed-shooting-north-carolina-party-others-critically-wounded-police\/\">Two killed in shooting at North Carolina party, others critically wounded: Police<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3863858\/truck-driver-shot-by-law-enforcement-after-backing-into-coast-guard-base\/\">Truck driver shot by law enforcement after backing into Coast Guard base<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The case will now head to trial. Local news reports indicated the judge decided this month to reschedule the trial for Jan. 6, 2026, to allow time for a mental health evaluation. The defendant&rsquo;s attorneys are exploring an insanity defense. It remains unclear whether the trial date will be upheld at this time.<\/p>\n<p>In late July, Buck-Hayes forcibly entered Vogler&rsquo;s office at <em>Showcase Magazine<\/em> in Danville and doused the Republican councilman with gasoline. Buck-Hayes then chased Vogler outside the building before setting him on fire.<\/p>\n<p>Vogler suffered second-degree and third-degree burns on more than 60% of his body and needed roughly 35% of his skin grafted to cover the severe burns, according to his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Initially expected to recover by spring 2026, Vogler was medically discharged months in advance.<\/p>\n<p>He returned home last Tuesday from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Burn Clinic, where he was hospitalized for nearly three months. He attended a Danville City Council meeting later that day in his first public appearance since the attack.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t miss a council meeting for 13 years. When I heard I could come home on the 21st &hellip; I thought, &lsquo;There&rsquo;s a council meeting that day,&#8217;&rdquo; Vogler said. &ldquo;My doctors said, &lsquo;You&rsquo;re not going, are you?&rsquo; And I said, &lsquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t miss it.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3831223\/suspect-danville-virginia-councilman-vogler-fire-affair-motive\/\">SUSPECT WHO ALLEGEDLY LIT VIRGINIA COUNCILMAN ON FIRE SAYS AFFAIR FUELED ATTACK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It appears Buck-Hayes <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3487994\/virginia-councilman-fire-attack-suspect-murder-attempt-police\/\">tried to kill<\/a> Vogler due to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-who-lit-virginia-councilman-on-fire-says-affair-fueled-attack\/\" title=\"... who lit Virginia councilman on ... says ...\">alleged marital affair<\/a> between his ex-wife and Vogler.<\/p>\n<p>The attack came weeks after Buck-Hayes and his ex-wife filed for divorce. Vogler has two young children with his wife, Blair Vogler.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grand jury charges suspect in Virginia politician arson case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2503499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25211706020773.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13856,55208,15074,65970,5468],"class_list":["post-2503498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arson","tag-grand-jury","tag-indictment","tag-local-politician","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25211706020773.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2503498"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503502,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503498\/revisions\/2503502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}