Criminal Law
A Texas Student Is Charged With Arson After Writing About Setting a Synagogue on Fire in His Journal
A Texas State University student who the FBI said wrote “I set a synagogue on fire” has been federally charged with arson, according to a Tuesday news release from the US Department of Justice.
The charges stem from a fire that was intentionally set at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Austin, Texas, on October 31, the release said.
Surveillance video from the night of the fire shows Franklin Barrett Sechriest, 18, with a face covering the night of the fire, according to a criminal complaint.
