{"id":2482,"date":"2008-03-27T16:32:17","date_gmt":"2008-03-27T20:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.homelessvoice.org\/?p=2482"},"modified":"2008-03-27T16:32:17","modified_gmt":"2008-03-27T20:32:17","slug":"jeffery-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.homelessvoice.org\/?p=2482","title":{"rendered":"Jeffery Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen allowTransparency=\"true\" class=\"vzaar-video-player\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"336\" id=\"vzvd-1194114\" mozallowfullscreen name=\"vzvd-1194114\" src=\"http:\/\/view.vzaar.com\/1194114\/player\" title=\"vzaar video player\" type=\"text\/html\" webkitAllowFullScreen width=\"448\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Homeless man attacked with Molotov cocktail talks FAST FACTS:<br \/>\nPolice say group of guys attacked 2 homeless men with Molotov cocktails. One victim suffered second and third-degree burns. Police say it may have stemmed from argument that happened last July (MEMPHIS, TN 3\/27\/2008)<br \/>\nA homeless man hit in the head with a Molotov cocktail Easter Sunday talked exclusively to News Channel 3. Police say a group of guys threw the fire bombs at the man and his friend taunting them about being homeless. It happened on at the 8300 block of Stage Road in a wooded area of Bartlett. &#8220;[It&#8217;s the] worst pain I&#8217;ve ever been in in my life&#8221; said victim Jeffery Martin from his hospital bed. He was hit with a Molotov cocktail in the head. &#8220;I just couldn&#8217;t believe they did that.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t believe they&#8217;d do that to another person&#8221; he said. He&#8217;s talking about the guys accused of setting him on fire. Police say all range in age from 19 to 22. &#8220;They tried to take my life, I don&#8217;t doubt that for a minute,&#8221; said Martin. According to police, the suspects showed up at a tent where Martin&#8217;s friend, Brenner Holloman, lives. Martin just happened to be visiting. Police say the group taunted them, returned about 15 minutes later with Molotov cocktails and threw them.<br \/>\n&#8220;Once they saw he was on fire they took off quickly&#8221;, said Brenner Holloman during an interview with News Channel 3 on Wednesday. He wasn&#8217;t hurt in the attack. &#8220;I kept saying to myself, &#8216;Why&#8217;d they do this to me, what&#8217;d I do to them?'&#8221; said Martin. &#8220;[They] started laughing about it, they said &#8216;Burn homeless man, burn,&#8217; &#8220;he repeated.&#8221; I was rolling on the ground trying to get the fire out and the glasses I need to see with were burned onto my face, &#8220;he added.&#8221;<br \/>\nMartin suffered second and third-degree burns to his head, ears, neck, shoulders and hands. This incident has somewhat damaged his faith in people, but his faith in God, he says, hasn&#8217;t changed a bit. &#8220;God wanted me to go through this for some reason I don&#8217;t know,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I just thank God every day that I wake up alive and I can breathe air. Because they almost took that away from me.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe suspects, have been identified as 20-year-old Michael Grace, 19-year-old Andrew Colin Hicks, 19-year-old Zach Addison Parrish, and 22-year-old John Tyler Eggleston. All have been charged with attempted aggravated arson. Parrish was also charged with attempted second-degree murder. Police believe he threw the Molotov cocktail that hit Martin. A fifth suspect is still on the loose. Meanwhile, Martin says he&#8217;s in desperate need of eyeglasses. If you can help, you can get in touch with him through a temporary housing facility he&#8217;s staying at. The e-mail address is mmpbrhodes@aol.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen allowTransparency=\"true\" class=\"vzaar-video-player\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"336\" id=\"vzvd-1194114\" mozallowfullscreen name=\"vzvd-1194114\" src=\"http:\/\/view.vzaar.com\/1194114\/player\" title=\"vzaar video player\" type=\"text\/html\" webkitAllowFullScreen width=\"448\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Homeless man attacked with Molotov cocktail talks FAST FACTS:<br \/>\nPolice say group of guys attacked 2 homeless men with Molotov cocktails. 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