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The 2010 East Texas church burnings refers to a growing number of church fires (currently eleven) in East Texas. While one of the fires remains under investigation, the other ten have been declared by investigators to be acts of arson and related.[1]
Timeline
- January 1 - Faith Church, Athens, Texas - ruled arson [2]
- January 12 - Lake Athens Baptist Church - burned
- January 12 - Grace Community Church, Athens - burned
- January 16 - Tyland Baptist Church in Tyler - torched
- January 17 - First Church of Christ, Scientist in Tyler - burned to the ground
- January 19 - First Baptist Church of Temple - severely damaged the sanctuary and has since been determined to be arson
- January 20 - Prairie Creek Fellowship of Lindale on Highway 69 - arson
- February 4 - Russell Memorial United Methodist Church in Wills Point (Van Zandt County) - destroyed the sanctuary (ATF soon confirmed the fire was the result of arson.)
- 8:30 PM on February 8 - Dover Baptist Church on Highway 110 outside Lindale - mostly destroyed
- 9:30 on February 8 - Clear Spring Missionary Baptist Church, on CR 426 near the Smith-Van Zandt county line - found burning [3]
Suspects
A sketch has been released of three persons of interest.[4]
On February 21, 2010, two men were charged in connection with one of the fires; because they targeted places of worship, the crime is a first-degree felony carrying a maximum penalty of 99 years to life.[5]
References
- ^ Justice, CNN (February 11, 2010). "Two latest Texas church fires ruled arson". Turner Broadcasting System (Cable News Network). http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/11/texas.church.fires/. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ Flowers, Rich (January 29, 2010). "Rewards related to church fires". Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc (Athens Review). http://www.athensreview.com/local/x1071713302/Rewards-related-to-church-fires. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ Livingston, Layron (February 10, 2010). "UPDATE: Communities on alert after 2 more churches burn". KLTV. http://www.kltv.com/global/story.asp?s=11954482&hpt=T2. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ Staff, News 8 Austin (February 12, 2010). "3 persons of interest in Texas church fires". TWEAN News Channel of Austin (News 8 Austin). http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=266664. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ 2 Men Charged in Texas Church Fire by Derrick Henry for the New York Times, published February 21, 2010; retrieved November 6, 2011.
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