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This booking image released by the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal shows Holden Matthews, 21, who was arrested Thursday, April 11, 2019, in connection with suspicious fires at three historic black churches in southern Louisiana. Matthews faces three counts of simple arson of a religious building on the state charges. Federal investigators also were looking into whether hate motivated the fires. (Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal via AP)

Holden Matthews, white man, arrested in fires at 3 black churches in Louisiana

By Melinda Deslatte and Kevin McGill - Associated Press

Firefighters and fire investigators respond to a fire at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Thursday, April 4, 2019, in Opelousas, La. Authorities in southern Louisiana are investigating a string of &quot;suspicious&quot; fires at three African American churches in recent days. Fire Marshal H. &quot;Butch&quot; Browning said it wasn't clear whether the fires in St. Landry Parish are connected and he declined to get into specifics of what the investigation had yielded so far but described the blazes as &quot;suspicious.&quot; (Leslie Westbrook/The Advocate via AP)

Suspect arrested in ‘suspicious’ fires at black churches

By Melinda Deslatte and Kevin McGill - Associated Press

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