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Saturday, June 07, 2025

43-year-old lights younger man’s genitals on fire

An Eau Claire man suffered severe burns to his scrotum and hands after trying to emulate a stunt from ""Jackass: The Movie,"" according to WISC-TV 3. 

 

According to officials in Eau Claire, Randall Peterson, 43, was accused of spraying 20-year-old Jared Anderson's genitals with lighter fluid and then setting them on fire. WISC-TV 3 reported Peterson was charged with felony battery and first-degree reckless endangerment for his involvement in setting the victim's testicles on fire. 

 

Anderson was reportedly drunk at the time his genitalia were set ablaze. Witnesses to the event, according to WISC-TV 3, said Anderson volunteered to have his testicles lit on fire after watching clips from ""Jackass: The Movie."" 

 

WISC-TV 3 said Anderson was immediately treated for second-degree burns at a local hospital.

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