HORROR: Man Douses Woman in Gasoline, Lights Her Face on Fire Before Hours-Long SWAT Standoff

A man doused a woman in gasoline and lit her face on fire in Sevierville, Tennessee, amid an hours-long standoff.

Mark Harden, 33, poured gasoline on a woman, shoved her onto a couch, grabbed a lighter, lit her face on fire, and tried to kill her at a home on Mutton Hollow Road last week.

The victim ran to a nearby sink and extinguished the fire.

The victim tried to run out of the home, but Harden dragged her back into the house and forced her to stay. The victim was finally able to escape when her mother arrived to the home.

She was taken to a local hospital and treated for second-degree burns.

Harden stole the victim’s vehicle and drove to a Smotkies Motel, where he barricaded himself for hours.

A SWAT team and K-9 located Harden hiding under a mattress and took him into custody.

Harden was charged with aggravated assault, kidnapping, and theft. He is being held in Sevier County jail on a $350,000 bond, WBIR reported.

It is unclear if the victim and Harden were known to each other prior to the violent assault.

WVLT reported:

The man involved in an hours-long standoff with the Sevierville Police Department tried to kill a woman by dousing her in gasoline and setting her on fire, according to court records obtained by WVLT News.

Records for 33-year-old Mark Harden say the woman told officers once they arrived Oct. 16 he had poured a can of gasoline on her, shoved her on a couch and grabbed a lighter. The woman also told police Harden was able to light her face on fire, which she put out by running sink water over herself, the records said.

Records also show the woman ran from the house it happened at, eventually getting help from those nearby. The woman was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with first- and second-degree burns, records show.

Harden himself later hunkered down inside the Smokies Motel that day, prompting police to respond.

#BREAKING: A BLACK MAN HAS JUST POURED GASOLINE ON A WHITE WOMAN AND LIT HER ON FIRE IN TENNESSEE!!!!!

She was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with FIRST- and SECOND-DEGREE BURNS.

Court records say the man poured gas on a woman, lit her face on fire, and then made SWAT come drag him out.

His name is Mark Harden, he’s 33 years old, in Sevierville, Tennessee.

According to court records, the woman told officers Harden poured a CAN OF GASOLINE on her.

He pushed her onto a couch, he grabbed a lighter and then records say he lit her FACE on fire.

She put out the flames herself, with water in the kitchen.

Records say he THREATENED TO K*LL her.

When she tried to run, he put her in a CHOKEHOLD and DRAGGED her back into the house.

She got away, barely.

She was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with FIRST- and SECOND-DEGREE BURNS.

He now faces charges including AGGRAVATED ASSAULT and KIDNAPPING.

Please pray for her.

WE DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS!!!!!!!

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) October 20, 2026

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