Grand Jury Indicts Texas Man For Synagogue Fire

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A Central Texas 19-year-old has been indicted on charges that he set a synagogue on fire. Franklin Sechriest of San Marcos was caught on camera carrying a five-gallon container and toilet paper toward the sanctuary of a synagogue in Austin. The security video then shows him running away from the flames. A receipt for the gas can was found during a raid of his home. Sechriest is charged with Damage to Religious Property and faces up to three decades in prison.


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