An Islip Terrace man has been indicted on arson and other charges for allegedly setting fire to a bar hours after he was asked to leave, officials said.

The staff at Riley Fibbers Bar and Restaurant in East Islip requested that patron Paul Lucia, 60, leave the establishment on Nov. 20, according to a news release from Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. The release did not state why Lucia was asked to leave the premises.

Lucia left the bar in a white Jeep, but returned around 7:30 p.m. with a gas can and a lighter, Tierney said. Video footage allegedly shows Lucia pouring the contents of the gas can "near the rear entrance of the restaurant, which was open and occupied by patrons and employees at the time," the release said. After flames erupted, Lucia walked back to the Jeep,

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