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| Suspect arrested in connection with fires at black churches in Louisiana |
| 2019-04-12 |
| [Guardian] A suspect has been arrested after three churches with majority African American congregations in central Louisiana were destroyed by fire in little more than a week. At a Thursday news conference, the suspect was identified as Holden Matthews, a 21-year-old white man, and the son of a sheriff’s deputy in the parish. He faces three counts of simple arson of a religious building. "This community is safe again," said the Louisiana fire marshal, H "Butch" Browning. "We are extremely, unequivocally confident that we have the person who is responsible for these tragic crimes." Authorities said they had not yet made a determination as to whether the fires were inspired by racial bias or hate, and that any application of hate crime statutes would be left to FBI and other federal officials. "Right now we are just making sure we gather all the facts," said the FBI special agent in charge, Eric Rommal. Three Baptist churches in rural St Landry Parish, about 100 miles north-west of New Orleans, burned between 26 March and 4 April. Each church was more than 100 years old. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #1 ...I have had some FB friends post a meme that states "Trump's Wall would NOT have stopped this man!!" When I point out that the wall was never intended to stop deranged white 20somethings, they tend for some reason to get upset. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2019-04-12 08:03 |