'Disturbed' by Religion, Man Sets Fire to Pulpit
An armed man who told police he was "disturbed about the world's religions" used lighter fluid to set fire to the pulpit and bishop's chair in a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Savannah, then surrendered after a brief standoff, authorities said.
The flames charred the pulpit but caused no structural damage to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, which dates to 1873. No one was injured.
Stuart Vincent Smith, 31, was jailed on suspicion of arson.
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