Man throws HOT GRITS at a neighbor leaving him with third-degree burns after 'petty' dispute

Edward Holley, 60, charged with second-degree attempted murder in the grits-hurling incident



Darryl Blacknell, 29, suffered burns to 30 per cent of his body after being doused with bubbling breakfast staple

Bad Southern hospitality: Edward Holley, 60, from Orlando, has been charged with attempted murder for hurling a pan of scorching hot grits at a neighbor

A Florida man found himself behind bars after police say he threw a pan of scorching hot grits on his neighbor, leaving him with severe burns.



Edward Holley, 60, of Orlando, has been charged with second-degree attempted murder in connection to the breakfast altercation this week.



The victim, 29-year-old Darryl Blacknell, suffered second- and third-degree burns to 30 per cent his body after being doused with hot grits and grease.



The incident unfolded Wednesday morning in the 4000 block of King Cole Boulevard in Orlando.



When responding officers questioned Edward Holley, he said that when he spotted Darryl Blacknell standing on his porch, he grabbed a pan of grits that have been bubbling on the stovetop, went outside and threw his breakfast at his unsuspecting neighbor, sending him running in pain.



Holley explained that he and Blacknell had gotten into an argument the night before, which continued the following morning and turned physical.



Police said Holley told them: 'If you're going to arrest me, then just arrest me now, 'cause next time I am going to kill him,' MyNews13 reported.

Blancknell was taken to the trauma unit at Orlando Regional Medical Center to be treated for severe burns, which will require painful surgeries.



True grit: Darryl Blacknell, 29, suffered second- and third-degree burns on 30 per cent of his body after being doused with the Southern breakfast staple

The 29-year-old told investigators that he was playing poker with Holley's cousin and another friend on the porch when the 60-year-old man came up to him and the two got into a shoving match.



With the words, 'I have something for you,' Blacknell said Holley retreated into his house and returned moments later with a steaming pan of grits, which he hurled at the younger man.



Holley's cousin, who was standing next to Blacknell, also got splashed with the Southern breakfast staple and suffered burns to his arm.

