Updated 2/9 6:25 p.m.

A man is arrested for trying to serve the wrong type of cocktails at a local bar.

They were Molotov Cocktails; and authorities say the man was trying to burn the place down.

The sign right next to the front door of the Beach Bar on Beach Road in Taylor County says "If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a ten dollar charge..."

Well, regulars at the bar say local resident Charles Ward must have been mighty grouchy to throw fire bombs--known as Molotov cocktails--at the bar.

And Ward was charged--with arson.

Bar patron Hank Johnson said, "I don't think he should burn our property down that we come to every day. This is our watering hole; this is our bar. If he can't behave when he does it, sorry, that's what he deserves. He should've been arrested a long time ago."

Fifty-two year-old Ward turned himself in to the Taylor County Jail Monday. But, authorities had been looking for him since the incident happened just before 2 a.m. October 1, 2009.

The Florida Fire Marshal's Office says the fire bombs were made using glass bottles, gasoline, and a cloth wick.

Authorities say Ward had been previously banned from the bar; and say he threw one fire bomb under an employee's vehicle in the parking lot, and a second one hit the front outside wall of the building.

Bar patron Leslie Brooks calls that more than just grouchy, irritable, or mean.

"I've been around crazy people before. I call him crazy for doing that. So, it don't really shock me that much." Said, Brooks.

The fire marshal's office says the fires were put out in time, and say there was no visible damage to the vehicle and that there were only scorch marks on the building.

No one at the bar was hurt.

There is surveillance video at the bar. Investigators say Ward was seen getting out of a black pick-up truck and throwing the fire bombs.

Eyewitness News could not get the surveillance to show because authorities say they can't release it just yet.

A photo of Ward is not yet available because of technical difficulties during the booking photo being sent from the Taylor County Jail.

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Press Release:

On October 1, 2009 the Taylor County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) requested the assistance of the State Fire Marshal's Office in investigating a fire incident which occurred at the Beach Bar, located at 16260 Beach Road in Perry, Florida (Taylor County). TCSO advised at least two Molotov cocktails had been thrown at the above mentioned address.

Scene investigation revealed that two fire bombs (Molotov cocktails) had been utilized. The fire bombs were constructed using glass bottles, gasoline, and a cloth wick. One of the fire bombs had been thrown under a vehicle in the parking lot. The vehicle belonged to an employee of the business. The second fire bomb had been thrown and struck the business on the east (front) exterior wall. Both fire bombs were found to have broken with the gasoline in each having been ignited. No visible damage was observed to the vehicle; however scorch marks were visible on exterior wall of the business. Both of the areas of fire were separate and non-communicated.

The investigation revealed the business utilized video surveillance. Upon reviewing the surveillance tapes, the video revealed a white male exited the driver's side of a black pick-up truck. The driver could be seen to throwing a fire bomb in the direction of the business and a second fire bomb underneath the vehicle.

Follow-up investigation into the case lead to the driver of the vehicle being identified as Charles Ward of Taylor County. It was discovered that Mr. Ward had been previously banned from entering the business, and had threatened to burn it at that time.

Based on evidence obtained during the course investigation arrest warrants were obtained on February 4, 2010, charging Mr. Ward with one count of Arson to an Occupied Structure and two counts of Possessing, Manufacturing, transporting Fire Bombs.

Numerous attempts by the BFAI and Taylor County deputies to locate the suspect were unsuccessful.

The suspect surrendered himself at the Taylor County Jail on February 8th and was released on $25,000 bail.

We do not have a photo available at this time.