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flag Stefan Rowold convicted of arson and civil rights charges for targeting a Mississippi church in 2024 due to religious disputes.

flag Stefan Day Rowold was convicted by a federal jury in Gulfport on six counts of arson and civil rights charges for setting fires and vandalizing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Wiggins, Mississippi, in July 2024. flag Evidence showed he broke into the church twice, defaced walls with hateful messages, and used hymnals and other materials to ignite fires, targeting the church due to religious disagreements. flag A sentencing hearing is set for January 14, 2026, with Rowold facing up to 20 years in prison on each arson and civil rights charge, plus a potential 10-year sentence for using fire in a federal felony. flag The case involved multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, ATF, and local authorities.

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