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Darrell Arline, 41, has been charged with two counts of felony Aggravated Battery, and Shantel Moses Ward, 27, has been charged with one count of felony Aggravated Assault after an incident at a campsite over the weekend, the Sarasota Police Department has announced. On Saturday, March 15, about 11:30 a.m., Sarasota Police officers were dispatched to a campsite located at 1746 10th Way in Sarasota in reference to a fight. The victims reported that Arline had doused them with gasoline while holding a lighter, a news release says. During a check of the area after they arrived, officers located two victims, a male and female, the release adds, and they could smell a strong odor of gasoline. When offi- cers approached Arline at the campsite, he "was irate and would not speak to [them]," the release continues. They also came across Ward, whom they described in the report as "hostile" and "uncooperative." The victims filled out a witness statement and told officers the argument was over a spark plug for Arline's scooter. The victims said another person gave Arline $6 the previ- ous night for a new spark plug, according to the report. The male victim explained to the officers that when he came out of his campsite area earlier in the day and walked by Arline's campsite, Arline cursed him and said, "I'll kill you," before he began pouring gasoline on them and a third person, the report says. The female victim told the officers that Ward fol- lowed her out of the campsite and verbally threatened her before pulling out a knife, the news release notes. Ward, whom the officers learned is Arline's girlfriend, also was alleged to have told another female in the campsite, "If [Arline] goes to jail, I'll be coming after you," the release continues. Both Arline and Ward were transported to the Sarasota County Jail, the release says. TWO ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER CAMPSITE INCIDENT Darrell Arline/Contributed photo Shantel Moses Ward/Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader March 21, 2014 Page 88