Defendant convicted for setting sleeping man aflame on Medford street
23-year-old Brandon Lyon was convicted on two counts Wednesday for lighting a sleeping homeless man on fire in September.
Posted: Apr 7, 2021 4:49 PM
Updated: Apr 7, 2021 4:54 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
MEDFORD, Ore. A 23-year-old man was convicted in Jackson County Circuit Court on Wednesday for lighting a sleeping homeless man on fire in downtown Medford last fall.
Medford Police arrested Brandon Nathaniel Lyon, also a transient, on September 16 after matching his description to that of the suspect, seen on security camera footage lighting the victim s blanket on fire. The 54-year-old victim woke up in flames, receiving third-degree burns to his hands and feet from putting the fire out.