A Colorado man plead guilty to a hate crime charge Thursday after he used Molotov cocktails to set fire to a Loveland church in January.
The arson happened at Abiding Love Lutheran Church, located at 2825 East 1st Street, on the evening of January 19.
“We all have a right to feel safe and secure in our houses of worship – no matter our religion or belief,” U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan for the District of Colorado said in a statement. “An act of violence in one of our sacred places is especially serious, and we will work with our law enforcement partners to vigorously prosecute all such offenses.”Loveland man charged in connection with church fire Stephanie Butzer 2:13 PM, Jan 27, 2023 No one was injured, and the church suffered minimal damage.
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