Besides damaging the altar area, he also allegedly tried to light the carpet on fire with a bottle of hand sanitizer and knocked over a statue of the Virgin Mary.
WILLOUGHBY, Ohio - A Painesville man pleaded not guilty Monday to breaking into the Immaculate Conception Church and damaging multiple areas early Saturday morning.
Willoughby police said officers responded to the church in the 37900 block of Euclid Ave. around 2 a.m. Saturday for a motion alarm.When officers arrived, they approached the main front doors and saw a man inside holding a broken handle to a shovel. Officers said the suspect was also bleeding from his right hand.Eric Randall BeckAccording to police, Beck entered a chapel which is open 24 hours a day, caused damage there, and then gained entry to the main area of the church.
He is charged with breaking and entering, vandalism and arson. Additional charges are possible, said police.
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