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Police arrest man accused of setting girlfriend on fire

Police gather outside a residence as they respond to a possible meth lab incident in the 3300 block of East Fourth Street on Friday. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World

By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
Published: 7/11/2009 9:27 AM
Last Modified: 7/11/2009 5:06 PM

Meth Labs in Tulsa: View a map that depicts where Tulsa Police have discovered meth labs since January 2008.

Tulsa police arrested a man early Saturday morning for allegedly setting his girlfriend on fire.

Kenneth Kelly McCurley, 23, was booked into the Tulsa Jail about 6 a.m. Saturday on complaints of arson and assault with a deadly weapon, according to jail records.

McCurley allegedly threw a chemical on the woman’s body and then threw a cigarette on her to ignite a fire, according to an arrest report.

The woman, Nicole Partridge, received second- and third-degree burns on 80 percent her body. She was in critical condition Friday night, according to the report.

Partridge told a doctor before being sedated that the burns were not an accident, even though McCurley would say otherwise, according to the arrest report.

Partridge was outside a residence in the 3300 block of East Fourth Street when emergency officials responded to the scene about 2 p.m. Friday.

Officers said Friday that a meth lab may have been in the house, but that could not be confirmed.

McCurley had a warrant from Wagoner County relating to charges from 2006, including unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing an officer and forcible entry, according to court records.

By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer

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