DEVELOPING: Investigators are looking into a potential arson case at a Mississippi church where members sued local leaders after receiving a citation for disobeying orders against holding in-person religious services during the COVID-19 outbreak.
6 min readInvestigators think a fire at a church was set intentionally after churches were named essential in Mississippi.Investigators are looking into a potential arson case at a Mississippi church where members sued local leaders after receiving a citation for disobeying orders against holding in-person religious services duringThe First Pentecostal Church of Holly Springs was destroyed in a blaze early Wednesday, according to the Marshall County Sheriff's Office.
An image made from video shows the First Pentecostal Church of Holly Springs in Mississippi, which was burned in a fire that officials are investigating as an arson, May 20, 2020.An image made from video shows the First Pentecostal Church of Holly Springs in Mississippi, which was burned in a fire that officials are investigating as an arson, May 20, 2020.
Shirley Byers, an attorney for Holly Springs Mayor Kevin Buck, said her office was shocked and upset over the fire.The state allowed churches and other houses of worship to remain open as essential businesses, but faith leaders were asked to be more cautious as the coronavirus spread. An image made from video shows the First Pentecostal Church of Holly Springs in Mississippi, which was burned in a fire that officials are investigating as an arson, May 20, 2020.The Holly Springs mayor's office initially declared that churches weren't essential in a stay-at-home order issued March 23, but it amended the order April 24 so churches could hold drive-through services.
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