White Teen Charged For Burning Down Predominately Black Louisiana Church - Blogged by: @RaquelHarrisTV ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A white teenager is being charged with arson after burning down a predominately Black church in Louisiana. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The fire reportedly took out the new sanctuary of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church on Tuesday but the church community's older building was untouched. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Witnesses say they saw an Entergy Corp truck driving away from the scene. Less than 30 minutes later, police identified the driver as a white male who lived nearby. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One of the church members, Mary Alexander, told officials numerous members of the congregation had a meeting in the church the night before. Some claimed to have talked with the 15-year-old moments before the fire. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "We don't know why only God knows why. What's going through that person's mind so we just ask for prayers for that person as well as our church family," said Alexander. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Investigators say the teen was also the culprit behind stealing two Entergy trucks. They believe he used the second truck to drive into several cars in a high school parking lot. He has since been arrested and charged with arson.: White Teen Charged For Burning
 Down Predominately Black
 Louisiana Church
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White Teen Charged For Burning Down Predominately Black Louisiana Church - Blogged by: @RaquelHarrisTV ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A white teenager is being charged with arson after burning down a predominately Black church in Louisiana. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The fire reportedly took out the new sanctuary of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church on Tuesday but the church community's older building was untouched. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Witnesses say they saw an Entergy Corp truck driving away from the scene. Less than 30 minutes later, police identified the driver as a white male who lived nearby. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One of the church members, Mary Alexander, told officials numerous members of the congregation had a meeting in the church the night before. Some claimed to have talked with the 15-year-old moments before the fire. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "We don't know why only God knows why. What's going through that person's mind so we just ask for prayers for that person as well as our church family," said Alexander. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Investigators say the teen was also the culprit behind stealing two Entergy trucks. They believe he used the second truck to drive into several cars in a high school parking lot. He has since been arrested and charged with arson.