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Black church member charged in ‘Vote Trump’ arson
 [NYPOST] JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi authorities have incarceratedDrop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! a man in the burning of an African-American church that was also spray-painted with the words, "Vote Trump." Mississippi Department of Public Safety front man Warren Strain says Andrew McClinton of Leland, Mississippi, who is African-American, is charged with first-degree arson of a place of worship. A bishop said McClinton is a member of the church. McClinton was arrested Wednesday. Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi, was burned and vandalized Nov. 1, a week before the presidential election. It was not immediately clear whether McClinton is represented by an attorney. Greenville is a Mississippi River port city of about 32,100 people, and about 78 percent of its residents are African-American. Posted by: Fred 2016-12-22 |
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