Shocking surveillance video shows a man bounding two women together at a convenience store, dousing them with lighter fluid, and setting one of them on fire.
The incident took place on Thursday at the Pit Stop convenience store in Palestine, Texas.
Police say Robert Thompson, 40, walked into the store with a handgun.
Surveillance video shows the suspect asking the store clerk, Linda Camire, for something from behind the counter.
When she turns her back, Thompson pulls out his handgun.
Police say Robert Thompson, 40, walked into the Pit Stop convenience store in Palestine, Texas on Thursday
He is seen above squirting flammable liquid on two women as they lie bound by duct tape behind the counter
Thompson is then see lighting one of the women, Della Witt-Denizeri, on fire
He then walks behind the counter and forces the clerk into a corner, according to KLTV-TV.
As the clerk is forced to the ground, Thompson opens the cash register. Police say he took between $700-$800.
Thompson is then seen in the video going to the front door of the store.
He opens the door and steps outside, where a woman in a blue jacket approaches him.
Thompson is seen at the time of his arrest Thursday by the Palestine Police Department
Police say Thompson, 40, a local resident, has had run-ins with the law in the past
Linda Camire (above), the clerk, managed to pull the burning t-shirt off of Denizeri. Fortunately, Camire was not hurt
After a brief conversation, it appears Thompson and the woman embrace.
Thompson is then seen gently pushing the woman into the store. He leads her to the area behind the counter, where she sees the clerk bound on the floor.
Thompson then flashes his gun at the woman. Moments later, he ties her up as well.
In the video, Thompson is seen pouring lighter fluid on the two women as they lay bound helplessly behind the front counter.
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