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Five people arrested in vandalism at Black Missouri church
February 2, 2021 GMT
TEBBETTS, Mo. (AP) Five suspects have been charged with burglary and property damage after an historically Black church in central Missouri was vandalized, Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism said.
The Oakley Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tebbetts was damaged on Jan. 23. The church, which was founded by Black residents in 1878, has been rarely used for years.
Chism said the investigation so far has not uncovered evidence of a hate crime but the inquiry is continuing. He noted two abandoned homes in the same area also were vandalized Jan. 23, The Jefferson City News-Tribune reported.