A Virginia man has been found competent to stand trial for allegedly setting a city councilman on fire because he thought his wife was cheating on him with the victim, according to police testimony.

"He stated he set the person on fire who was having an affair with his wife," Danville Police Sgt. Gerrit Clay reportedly said in court on Sept. 30 during a preliminary hearing for Shotsie Buck-Hayes, who is accused of trying to burn Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler alive in July.

Buck-Hayes, 29, was found competent on Tuesday to stand trial for the alleged incident following a psychological evaluation. He is charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated malicious wounding, as well as breaking and entering with intent to commit murder while armed with a deadly weapon.

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