The suspect who lit a fire inside a historic Jackson, Mississippi synagogue over the weekend admitted it was because of the building's "Jewish ties," according to an FBI criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Mississippi on Monday. CCTV footage showed the suspect, Stephen Spencer Pittman, inside Beth Israel Congregation around 3 a.m. on Saturday, pouring what appeared to be gasoline, according to the complaint. Pittman was charged with maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive. Authorities said Pittman's father reached out to the FBI, saying his son confessed to starting the fire,...
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