A Florida man with a deformed skull, who became known as the "half-headed man," had been arrested on Monday on arson and first-degree attempted murder charges.

Miami police said in an arrest report that Carlos Rodriguez, 31years old, set his mattress on fire at a duplex Monday afternoon, which had two people inside at the time.

According to the arrest report, the fire was deliberately set, "posing an immediate threat to the lives and safety of the occupants."

Rodriguez appeared in bond court, Tuesday, where a judge gave him $20,000 bond.

Rodriguez become an internet sensation in 2012 when he appeared in a YouTube video explaining how he lost a large portion of his brain and skull in a car crash.

He said at the time, “I was barred out on drugs. I was driving, and I hit a pole and flew out the front window and landed on my head," .

By Prakriti Neogi