DETROIT – A 22-year-old Detroit man has been charged in connection with the firebombing of an apartment building on the city's west side.
James Bishop Craft II is accused of starting a fire at a complex on Schaefer Highway Friday.
Craft is accused is throwing an object containing accelerants through the living room window of the home and the 16-year-old girl sustained third-degree burns as a result, according to a release.
There were seven additional people inside the home at the time of the firebombing including four adults and three children. All were transported to a hospital.
“Evidence suggests that an object containing an accelerant was thrown throughout the living room into a window causing fire damage in the apartment,” a prosecutor said.
“There is a complainant in this case who received a third degree burn over 60 percent of her body, in result of this defendant’s actions your honor,” a prosecutor said.
A judge granted Craft a $400,000 bond. He’s not allowed to interact with the victim.