Report: Michigan man, angry over kitty litter, sets wife on fire

Detroit Free Press staff | Detroit Free Press

It was the kitty litter that made him snap.

That's what a Holly, Michigan, man told investigators, who wanted to know what drove him to pour gasoline over his wife and set her ablaze, according to WDIV-TV (Channel 4).

David John Garnett, 55, was sentenced to 135 months to 50 years in prison on May 29 for one count of assault with intent to murder and one count of arson. The incident left his wife, Rebecca Garnett, severely burned, according to the Oakland Press.

According to WDIV, here's what Garnett told police investigators:

"I'm so sick of her not taking care of the cat that we have. She'll leave it and go to work because all she thinks about is going to work."

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Garnett described to police investigators how he went out to the shed, got a can of gasoline and started squirting it in the hallway of the home.

"Not enough to do any damage. Just thought I would scare her," he said.

The incident happened on Feb. 5. The woman ended up escaping through a bathroom window.

Garnett pleaded no contest to the charges on May 1.