Court documents show the suspect admitted to Danville police that "it was his intention to kill councilman Vogler."

A Danville City Council member was doused in gasoline and set on fire in what appeared to be a personal feud, the Danville Police Department said. Police said the two men knew each other and it appeared the attack stemmed from a personal matter and was not politically motivated.

The man who allegedly set fire to a Virginia councilman in an apparent personal attack has admitted to the crime, according to court documents. Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes allegedly confronted Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler,