Pastor, Wife Charged With Setting Fire to Their Own Church
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A pastor and his wife have been charged with arson in a fire that
gutted their church last week, authorities said Tuesday.
The Monday arrests of The Rev. Harold Hunter and Patricia Hunter came
just one day after the pastor gave a sermon in which he said he prayed
for the "sick, sadistic" person who burned down the church. No one was
hurt in the blaze.
Police would not discuss a possible motive, but said they had suspected
that Thursday's fire and three earlier acts of vandalism at the
64-year-old Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church were an inside
job.
"We found some gas that was located on the pastor's shoes and we also
found clothing in the residence that had gasoline on it," said
Summerville Police Capt. Craig Legates.
Hunter, 55, who had been pastor for three years, had dreams of building
a new church but no solid plans, said Ruthmae Whitney, a member of the
church for 40 years.
During services Sunday, which were held at another church, Hunter had
urged parishioners not to talk to the police, saying authorities were
looking for suspects and some church members were "spreading gossip"
and "telling lies."
Summerville is about 25 miles northwest of Charleston.
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