Man accused of setting girlfriend on fire pleads no-contest

Wed, May 14, 2008    to del.icio.us

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS (AP) — A Muskegon Heights man accused of setting his girlfriend on fire has pleaded no contest to assault with intent to do great bodily harm.

Police said 34-year-old Shannon McGee argued with 29-year-old Ayonna Williams Dec. 22, accusing her of infidelity. Police said he punched her, doused her with rubbing alcohol and lit it. She was hospitalized for burns on her face and legs.

Police said they caught McGee on Jan. 4 by tracking his cell phone to an attic hideout.

Muskegon County Circuit Judge James Graves Jr. will sentence McGee May 27. A no-contest plea isn't an admission of guilt, but is treated as one for conviction purposes.

A Muskegon County jail supervisor said McGee was in custody Tuesday.