Teen Charged in Burning of Boy

A Texas teenager was charged with aggravated assault for allegedly dousing an 8-year-old boy with gasoline and setting him on fire in woods near his home last Sunday. Montgomery County officials said the 13-year-old boy was charged and taken before a judge who ordered him to be held in custody pending trial. His name has not been released because he is a juvenile. Robert Middleton, from the small town of Splendora 30 miles north of Houston, was attacked as he took a shortcut through woods to visit a friend last weekend. Middleton regained consciousness Thursday and named the suspect.