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New York Man Charged with Setting Fire to Historic Brooklyn Church

Investigators say surveillance footage, a lighter purchase and failed entry attempts linked John Jones to the fire that destroyed the landmark church.

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A NYC man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to a historic church in Brooklyn, causing significant damage to the 19th-century building, according to federal prosecutors. John Jones, 24, of Brooklyn, was arrested Wednesday in Manhattan and charged with intentionally setting fire to the South Bushwick Reformed Church at 855 Bushwick Avenue on June 19, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Surveilla…

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