3 arrested, charged in Ravia church arson
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Updated: 6:04 PM Jul 26, 2010
3 arrested, charged in Ravia church arson
JOHNSTON COUNTY, OK - Three people have been arrested for setting a Johnston County church on fire Friday.. The Johnston County Sheriff's Office says 18-year-old Micheal Lynn Cheairs, 18-year-old Clayton Roberts, and a 15-year-old were arrested on Friday around 6:30 p.m.
Posted: 6:04 PM Jul 26, 2010
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JOHNSTON COUNTY, OK - Three people have been arrested for setting a Johnston County church on fire Friday.. The Johnston County Sheriff's Office says 18-year-old Micheal Lynn Cheairs, 18-year-old Clayton Roberts, and a 15-year-old were arrested on Friday around 6:30 p.m.

The sheriff's office says the three are facing charges of second degree arson for setting fire to the First Baptist Church in Ravia around 2 o'clock Friday morning. They are also being charged with two counts of larceny of an automobile for stealing the church's 18-passenger van, three counts of 2nd degree burglary, concealing stolen property, and two counts of attempted arson and conspiracy.

Cheairs and Roberts are being held in the Johnston County jail on $25,000 bond. The juvenile is being held in the Bryan County Juvenile Detention Center.


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