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Former pastor who attacked family, set house on fire to hide financial troubles, pleads guilty

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By JoBeth Davis, Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story     SHAWNEE, Kansas (KMBC) — A former Shawnee, Kansas, children’s pastor who attacked his family and set their house on fire to hide financial problems has pleaded guilty in connection with the incident. Matthew Lee Richards was charged with five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated arson with risk of bodily harm after the Sept. 16, 2023, incident that occurred a…

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Former pastor who attacked family, set house on fire to hide financial troubles, pleads guilty

By JoBeth Davis, Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story     SHAWNEE, Kansas (KMBC) — A former Shawnee, Kansas, children’s pastor who attacked his family and set their house on fire to hide financial problems has pleaded guilty in connection with the incident. Matthew Lee Richards was charged with five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated arson with risk of bodily harm after the Sept. 16, 2023, incident that occurred a…

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Fmr. Crossroads Christian Church pastor pleads guilty to attempting to murder family

Former Crossroads Christian Church children's pastor, Matthew Lee Richards, who was arrested and charged with attempting to murder his wife and children and burn down their foreclosed home in Kansas because he didn’t want them to discover they were being evicted has pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder. #CrossroadsChristianChurch #MatthewLeeRichards #Kansas #Guilty

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Former Kansas pastor who attacked family, set house on fire to hide financial troubles, pleads guilty

Matthew Lee Richards pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted first-degree murder.

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Former Shawnee youth pastor pleads guilty to two counts of attempted murder

A former Shawnee youth pastor and teacher pleaded guilty this week to two counts of attempted murder for trying to stab his wife and children to death and set their family home on fire in 2023. On Tuesday in Johnson County District Court, Matthew Lee Richards entered guilty pleas for two counts of attempted first-degree […]

·Johnson County, United States
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KMBC broke the news in Kansas City, United States on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
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