Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder of Virginia Councilman Set on Fire

Suspect in attack on Danville city councilman pleads not guilty

Last summer, Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler was doused in gasoline and set on fire. The man accused of attempted first-degree murder has pleaded not guilty.

Man accused of setting Danville City Councilman on fire pleads not guilty

The man accused of setting Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler on fire last summer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all three counts against him during an arraignment.

Suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder of Virginia councilman set on fire

DANVILLE, V.A. (WGHP) — The man accused of lighting a Danville city councilman on fire last year has entered a plea of not guilty. On Wednesday, Shotsie Buck-Hayes pleaded not guilty at an arraignm…

Suspect in attack on Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler pleads not guilty to all charges

The man who is accused of setting Danville City Council member Lee Vogler on fire last summer pleaded not guilty to all three charges related to the attack at an arraignment Wednesday.  A jury trial is scheduled to begin April 20.  In October, Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes, 30, was indicted on charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated malicious wounding and breaking and entering with intent to commit murder while armed with a deadly weap…

Trial to begin for suspect accused of setting Virginia councilman Lee Vogler on fire

Investigators said Shotsie Buck-Hayes poured napalm on city councilman Lee Vogler and set him on fire in July 2025.

Man accused of setting Danville councilman on fire pleads not guilty, trial set for April

A man accused of setting a Danville city councilman on fire has formally pleaded not guilty and is now headed to a jury trial later this month.