Posted on 07/24/2022 1:50:25 PM PDT by Morgana
RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed a historic West Virginia church, according to court records.
Braxton Allan Miller, 18, of Charleston, and James Dean Elmore, 19, of Beckley were charged for their alleged roles in an arson that leveled the Saint Colman Roman Catholic Church near Shady Spring on June 25, a criminal complaint filed in Raleigh County Magistrate Court notes.
Miller was accused of lighting a fire in the church after a group of people had been partying on the premises overnight, court records said. He is charged with first-degree arson and conspiracy.
Elmore has been charged with conspiracy and accessory after the fact.
The blaze was discovered the morning of June 26 and reported by neighbors and the property’s caretaker.
During an initial investigation, West Virginia State Police said a K-9 alerted to an accelerant that was used in the fire.
Investigators said they then received an anonymous tip that a group of people had been drinking and partying at the church the night it was set on fire, according to the complaint.
Troopers made contact with Elmore, and another suspect, and the two accused Miller of lighting a set of plastic flowers on fire, putting them in the middle of the church, and covering them with a pew before leaving.
The pair also showed investigators a video of the group drinking Natty Daddy on the way to the church, a can of which was found near the premises after the fire.
Warrants were issued for the arrest of Miller and Elmore shortly after, and they are currently being held in Southern Regional Jail on $75,000 surety/cash bonds.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if they were protesting RvW being overturned.
Years and years of history gone in an hour.
Of course they were. Why else would they do something this stupid?
Just a couple of drunk white trash losers.
Braxton, looking fierce and flamboyant.
James, looking to be told what to do next.
imbeciles! what the hell is Natty Daddy? I’m intrigued.
“a video of the group drinking Natty Daddy”
Someone here please tell me what Natty Daddy is? I have not a clue.
See my post 8,
I hate this “teens charged” stuff. When you are 18+ years old you are an adult. You can vote and you can join the military (or be drafted, as the case may be).
So hey, media. Quit trying to portray these people as children. They are not children. They are adults.
Natural Light beer with a high alcohol content of 8% ABV and sold only in 24 ounce cans. A cheap way to get drunk.
Natty Daddy
Natty Daddy (8%) is a Lager - Malt Liquor style beer brewed by Anheuser-Busch in Saint Louis, MO.
Note they will have to change the name.
Can’t have any gender specific stuff.
‘Natty Parent of Children’ beer
or it may be Natty Who’s My Daddy beer
They are adult age.
Charge them as such.
These are grown-arsed men, not “teens”. eighTEEN and ninTEEN are grown. When I hear teens, I think 13-16....
Some kind of malt liquor or canned lemonade from that same brand.
The press uses “teen” to make them appear as innocent little kids. But there is a big difference between 13 and 19.
“Natty Daddy (8%) is a Lager - Malt Liquor style beer brewed by Anheuser-Busch in Saint Louis, MO.”
So “Colt .45” for white kids?
I doubt these two are social justice warriors. Just a couple drunk dudes in the mood to f*** s*** up.
Glad they’re caught.
That BLM cancel culture horsesh*t is really catching on. Piglets destroying everything that was here before their goatsmillin’ asses were born.
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