Suspect Charged with Louisiana Church Fires

04/12/2019

Holden Matthews has been charged with three counts of arson.

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Suspect Charged with Louisiana Church Fires

Holden Matthews, the 21-year-old son of a sheriff's deputy, has been charged with three counts of simple arson for setting fires at three historically black churches.
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