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Man burned himself stealing gas

A Crawford County man who police say burned himself while trying to steal gasoline was charged today in Waukesha County Circuit Court with attempted theft and negligent handling of burning materials.

According to the criminal complaint, Austin J. Heckman, 23, of Wauzeka, was traveling with a woman in Mukwonago area on Sept. 27 and needed gasoline.

Heckman decided to siphon gasoline from a van parked in an apartment complex but he could not tell if his gas can was getting full, the complaint says.

He then used a cigarette lighter to check the can, resulting in an explosion that set the gas can caught fire, the complaint says.

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