Exclusive | Fire dancer accused of trying to burn her friends alive while they slept as twisted details emerge
A woman is facing murder charges after the self-proclaimed “fire goddess” allegedly set her friend’s Honda Element ablaze following a fight over Xanax as two people slept inside with a propane tank nearby.Nicole Najlis, 30, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and arson after the fire broke out at the Pilot truck stop in Hesperia shortly after midnight Tuesday, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
Her bail was set at $1 million.Deputies arrived to find two vehicles fully engulfed in flames and were directed by witnesses to Najlis, who was later arrested near the area.The California Post reached out to the involved law enforcement agencies for additional information.But according to James Bahr, the man who owned the destroyed vehicle, the chaos began hours earlier during a road trip home from San Diego back to Las Vegas with Najlis and three others.Bahr, a professional pyrotechnician, said he knew Najlis through a friend and had tried to help her after she fell on hard times.He said Najlis was homeless and coming out of an abusive relationship, staying at a friend’s home, but after the arragnement ended, he allowed her to join the group on the trip.During the return through California, Bahr said he stopped in Tijuana for lunch while Najlis began drinking at a friend’s house.He said the confrontation began when Najlis allegedly demanded his prescription Xanax.“She kept harassing me for my Xanax and I wouldn’t give it to her,” Bahr told The California Post.The argument turned violent while Bahr was driving.“She got so upset that she had punched me in the head while I was driving,” he said.Bahr said the powerful blow caused him to lose control of the steering wheel, forcing him to pull into a gas station.
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