MILTON - A 24-year-old man was arrested after he punched another man in the head and caused him to fall in a bonfire early Tuesday, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Devin Lee Bass of Milton punched Cody Healy, 26, of Pace, knocking him unconscious, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office. Healy landed in the bonfire and lay there for a few seconds before other people pulled him out.
Healy was taken to the University of South Alabama Burn Center in Mobile with severe burns to his face, neck and chest, the Sheriff’s Office reported.
Bass also punched a person who tried to get Healy out of the fire, the Sheriff’s Office reported. The second victim was cut on the face and lost two teeth.
Bass was charged with two counts of aggravated battery and resisting an officer because he gave a false name to deputies. He was released from Santa Rosa County Jail on $6,000 bond.