Man Sentenced to Prison for Racially Motivated Arson at North Providence Church

Church leaders question why man who lit fires around church did not face arson charge

A predominantly Black church in North Providence is still processing the sentencing of a man who tried to burn down their church last year.

R.I. man sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for arson at Black church, assaulting officers - The Boston Globe

Kevin Colantonio had pleaded guilty to trying to burn down a predominantly Black Pentecostal church in North Providence R.I., near his home.

Man sentenced to prison for racially motivated arson at North Providence church

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A man will spend more than six years in federal prison for intentionally igniting multiple fires at a North Providence church with a predominantly Black congregation last year. Kevin Colantonio, 36, was sentenced Thursday to 78 months, followed by three years of supervised release. He previously pleaded guilty to to malicious damage by means of fire, obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs, and two count…

Man convicted in 2024 North Providence church arson case sentenced

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The North Providence man who admitted he tried to burn down a predominantly black church in the town has been sentenced Thursday, according to acting United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Sara Miron Bloom. Kevin Colantonio, 36, was sentenced to over six years in federal prison Thursday after his February conviction on charges of malicious damage by means of fire, obstruction of free exercise of religio…

North Providence arsonist sentenced

PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island man who intentionally set multiple fires around the exterior of a predominantly black church in North Providence last February, and while detained at a federal detention center following his arrest assaulted two federal correctional officers,…