The Brief Video captured person trying to burn down Riley's Tavern Riley's Tavern has been in community for almost 100 yearsA daring attempt to burn down a business is caught on camera. The backstory:It was around 4:30 Saturday (9/20) morning at Riley's Tavern in Hunter, Texas when a suspect can be seen pouring fluid on the front porch and wall before lighting an object and throwing it at the front. "Luckily it just burned for 30, 40 seconds and went out," says Joel Hofmann, the owner of Riley's Tavern for the past 21 years. In a photo shared to the Riley's Tavern Facebook page, burns could be seen covering part of the front walls and windows, and on Monday, crews worked to restore the front portions of the building. We don’t want whoever tried to do this out on the street," Hoffman says.