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CHARLESTON, Ill. (WAND) - A Coles County man faces attempted murder charges after being accused of trying to set someone on fire. 

According to a charging document filed in the Circuit Court of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, 57-year-old Deville O'Quinn is accused of pouring gasoline onto another man. 

The document stated that O'Quinn was said to have attempted to light the victim on fire with a handheld torch lighter.

O'Quinn was charged with attempted first-degree murder, a Class X felony, and could face between six and 30 years in prison. 

He was denied pretrial release Monday and will have a preliminary hearing Aug. 20. 

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