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Man accused of trying to set fire to Jim's Steakout in Allentown

A Buffalo man is facing multiple charges for allegedly trying to set fire to the Jim's Steakout restaurant on Allen Street.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo man is facing multiple charges for allegedly trying to set fire to Jim's Steakout restaurant on Allen Street.

Kenneth Wilcots, 29, is charged with assault, harassment, criminal mischief and attempted arson. 

Buffalo Police say Wilcots was upset about his food order, left the restaurant and returned with a bottle of lighter fluid. They say he sprayed the lighter fluid on the restaurant floor and tried to start a fire with a lighter.

Police also say he assaulted multiple people as they tried to remove him from the restaurant.

Credit: WGRZ
Kenneth Wilcots

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