Police: Man, Three Teenage Girls Responsible for Church Burglary, Arson
23-yr-old man, three teen girls charged in connection to church burglary and arson
HECTOR TWP. – State Police say they have caught the individuals responsible for burglarizing and setting fire to the Southern Baptist Church on the Phoenix Run Road in April of this year.
Police say on April 30, someone entered the church, vandalized it, and then set two fires at opposing ends of the church. The fires extinguished themselves before causing damage.
Charged in connection to the incident was 23-year-old Seth Greenwalt, of Millerton, PA, an unidentified 16-year-old female, and two unidentified 17-year-old females.
Police say the one girl was from Ulysses, one from Sunderlinville, and the other from Sabinsville.
Two of the teen girls have been charged with Burglary, Arson, Criminal Trespass, Criminal Conspiracy and Institutional Vandalism. The third girl has been charged with Criminal Trespass, Desecration/Theft or Sale of Venerable Objects and Criminal Conspiracy.
Greenwalt has been charged with Institutional Vandalism, Criminal Trespass, Criminal Conspiracy, Desecration/Theft or Sale of Venerable Ojects and Corruption of Minors.
All three teens were charged and referred to the Juvenile Probation Department.
Greenwalt was arraigned in District Court 55-4-03 an released on $15,000 unsecured bail.
