A Florida man is in hospital with burns over much of his body after an arrest while dirt biking, says his lawyer.

According to a release from Orlando-based NeJame Law, 26-year-oldJean Barreto, who has no previous criminal record, was at a “gathering” that was broken up by Osceola County deputies. He left that gathering, but deputies later caught up to Barreto at a gas station in Orange County. Here’s his lawyers’ explanation of what happened next:

Our investigation confirms that after filling his tank but before the gas cap was put back on, he was attacked by being body slammed with a flying tackle from behind by an Osceola County sheriff’s deputy, even though he was now in Orange County’s jurisdiction and had been for at least 5 miles. After he was pumping gas for over a minute and a half, Mr. Barreto was unknowingly bum-rushed from behind with the flying tackle by an Osceola county sheriff’s deputy, who had been secretly trailing him at the gas station.

If that’s true, that definitely does not sound like fun. But the story gets worse. The release continues:

As Mr. Barreto was knocked over from behind, by this surprise take down from a then unknown force, his dirt bike also went down, spilling gas over Mr. Barreto and the Deputy. At least three other Osceola County deputy vehicles then appeared, in an apparently strategized effort, all of them being out of their jurisdiction, having left Osceola County and entered into Orange County. Seeing the deputy and Mr. Barreto on the ground as a result of the deputy’s flying tackle, one of the deputies who appeared in one of the three vehicles, proceeded to employ the use of a taser on Mr. Barreto, engulfing almost his entire body in flames and approximately half of the other deputy’s as well. This fireball, caused by the reckless, foolish, unnecessary and deadly tasing leading to the horrific explosion, engulfing the two of them and injuring 2 other deputies with minor burns.

So, the takedown results in the suspect being covered in gas, which is then lit by a deputy’s taser, causing a fireball, which cooked Barreto alive. His lawyers say he’s now been in hospital for 10 weeks, with third-degree burns on approximately 75 percent of his body, from his feet to the bottom of his neck:

Mr. Barreto is still undergoing potentially life saving but excruciating painful treatment. He is without skin on most of his body, his skin having been burned off. He undergoes procedures that require his dead skin to be routinely peeled off of his body. He is wrapped and unwrapped in gauze daily, bleeding profusely still as he doesn’t have the requisite amount of skin to contain his body fluids. Mr. Barreto will again be placed in a medically induced coma over the next couple of days, as he undergoes debridement (removal of necrotic tissue) ahead of first of its kind treatment at Orlando Health, which has been growing skin tissue taken from a 4 inch patch of unburned skin, to hopefully commence grafting.

The incident occurred on February 27, but Barreto’s lawyers say they’ve been silent until now, because they did not have confirmation the blaze in the incident was started by the deputy’s taser. Now, the report from the state’s fire marshal has been released, stating that law enforcement’s actions did indeed start the fire. The report also pointed out that the gas station incident happened after the deputies’ alleged pursuit of Barreto had ended, which casts shade on the department’s operation outside its jurisdiction. Orange Countytold reportersthat the deputies did not seek permission to continue a pursuit across the county line.

The lawyers also say the Osceola County sheriff’s department has not turned over body cam footage or deputy’s reports. Reportedly, three deputies involved with the incident were burned as well, with one hospitalized with third-degree burns.

Earlier this week, the law firm representing Barreto took this story public:

Several deputy units, irresponsible actions being followed by an irresponsible policy, no arrest of Mr. Barreto for any crime, a zero-tolerance policy for dirt bikes (Mr. Barreto’s dirt bike was valued at about $900), military tactics being employed for traffic violations and possible misdemeanors, no gun or weapon being in the possession of or control of Mr. Barreto, and the failure to include a call for help to Mr. Barreto has he laid on the ground with his body sizzling but only making a call for the deputies injured, are but some of the questions that NeJame Law are addressing at the Press Conference and which remain unanswered by Sheriff Lopez.

Now, this is only one side of the story—the Osceola County Sheriff’s Department will have its own take, starting with its claim that Barreto was part of a pack of motorcyclists riding recklessly, harassing drivers by pointing a gun at them. However,a report from WESHsays a deputy involved with the incident, as well as a suspect in the incident, are facing charges, according to State Attorney Monique H. Worrell. In other words: There’s more to come on this one.