Tinder app date ends in shocking manner! Car set ablaze by woman, man injured
Tinder date and his car ablaze, according to a report.
According to Police, the incident occurred on November 25. One Destiny Lenai Johnson had met a man after they became acquaintance on Tinder dating app, as per an arrest report obtained by USA TODAY on Wednesday.
The man informed the police that Johnson contacted him around 5 am (local time), asking to meet at a hotel. Upon meeting, she requested money, and when he declined, she became enraged. According to the man, Johnson then poured a substance resembling gasoline on the passenger's seat and set it on fire with a lighter.
Court records reveal that Johnson has been charged with aggravated battery, attempted murder, and arson. She was arrested on Monday and is currently held at a Miami-Dade county jail, with a bond set at $10,000 for each charge.
Crime has become a burning topic while leading up to the American Presidential Election. US Senator Elizabeth Warren and 48 other Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged top payments companies to resume work on implementing a sales code for gun merchants, according to letters seen by Reuters, citing how states have passed conflicting requirements on the issue.
In March, the payments companies Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover Financial said they would delay the rollout of a «merchant category code,» or MCC, meant to help detect suspicious firearms and ammunition sales to combat gun violence amid a spate of mass shootings.
The companies at the time cited legislation being passed in Republican-led states to restrict the use of the codes, which they said created legal inconsistencies. Opponents worry the codes could be used to improperly track
