The police department said that the attack isn’t related to Vogler’s status as an elected official.
“Based on the investigation at the time of this release, the victim and the suspect are known to each other and the attack stems from a personal matter not related to the victim’s position on Danville City Council or any other political affiliation,” DPD said.
It’s only a supervillain accessory when your target isn’t just doing a controlled burn during forest management or wildfire control. This set up plus a drip torch isn’t super uncommon, other than the surfactant. Plus I’m pretty sure anyone could outrun someone wearing it, but I also would have said that about chasing someone with a can of gas