JEFF TURNER
A woman charged in a May 31, 2021 Missouri church fire has pleaded guilty as part of a deal to lower the cap on her sentence.
Anna-Marie Mullins was arrested last year following a fire at Christian Fellowship Church. She was charged with theft, burglary and arson. This week she pleaded guilty to lesser charges in exchange for a two-year sentence.
Surveillance video and fingerprints led to her arrest according to a probable cause affidavit.
JEFF TURNER
A Florida man has been arrested after investigators say he set fires on the property of a Christian school.
Jail Records show Joshua James Gipson, of Perry, Florida, is charged with arson and criminal mischief resulting in property damage to a religious building for a fire at the Point of Grace Christian School. (Jail record posted below) A police report claims Gipson set fire to the school office and a bus. He is also accused of attempting to set fire to other vehicles on the property.
No motive behind the criminal act has been announced.
| [+] | 806.01.1 | PPD22OFF006024 (PERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT) | ARSON | F | F | $0.00 | CASH | $0.00 |
| [+] | 806.01.2 | PPD22OFF006024 (PERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT) | ARSON | S | F | $30000.00 | CASH | $0.00 |
| [+] | 806.13.2 | PPD22OFF006024 (PERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT) | DAMAGE PROP-CRIM MISCH | T | F | $5000.00 | CASH | $0.00 |
| [+] | 810.02.2b | PPD22OFF006024 (PERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT) | BURGL | F | F | $0.00 | CASH | $0.00 |
| [+] | 812.014.2c1 | PPD22OFF006024 (PERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT) | LARC | T | F | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
| [+] | 810.02.4a | PPD22OFF006024 (PERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT) | BURGL | T | F | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
| [+] | 948.06 | 22-45CF (TAYLOR COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE) | PROB VIOLATION | N | N | $0.00 | $0.00 |
JEFF TURNER
Arson investigators in Alabama are working to determine if a fire at a Baptist church was intentionally set.
The church building of New Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Hueytown, Alabama is a total loss as a result of a fire on 5 August.
Hueytown is a community of slightly more than 15,000 people. The local fire department was assisted by firefighters from Bessemer, Alabama which is a larger neighboring city.
No injuries were reported.
The congregation plans to hold Sunday services at a nearby community center.
STAFF
Police in Pennsylvania are working to identify two people caught on video as they damaged statues at a Catholic church.
A spokesperson for the Kennett Square Police Department says the vandalism happened at St. Patrick’s Church in Kennett Square on Saturday, July 9. Photos of the suspects were released today. The spokesperson said the crime is investigated as an, “intimidation-related vandalism,” because they also posted signs with threatening messages.
No other information about the criminal act has been released.
STAFF
Police are investigating a break-in and vandalism at the Anglican Church in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T.
A press release from the RCMP says someone late Tuesday or early Wednesday morning got into the building and damaged several religions items. The release says police request assistance from the public to find the person or persons responsible.
No motive for the vandalism is known.
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