Stefan Rowold因宗教仇恨在密西西比教堂纵火,被判处30年徒刑。
Stefan Rowold sentenced to 30 years for arson at Mississippi church, motivated by religious hatred.
Stefan Day Rowold, 37岁,来自密西西比州Wiggins, 于2026年2月3日被判处30年徒刑,罪名是2024年7月在耶稣基督末日圣徒教堂放火两次。
Stefan Day Rowold, 37, of Wiggins, Mississippi, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on February 3, 2026, for setting two fires at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in July 2024.
在2025年9月的审判后,Rowold以6项联邦纵火和民权指控罪名被定罪,承认破坏教堂,撰写仇恨信息,利用宗教材料在两个不同场合点火。
Convicted on six federal counts of arson and civil rights charges after a September 2025 trial, Rowold admitted to vandalizing the church, writing hateful messages, and using religious materials to ignite fires on two separate occasions.
这些袭击的动机是反对教会的信仰,迫使教会暂停服务达数月之久。
The attacks, motivated by opposition to the church’s beliefs, forced the congregation to suspend services for months.
法庭下令归还176 564美元。
The court ordered $176,564 in restitution.
联邦调查局杰克逊外地办事处在多个机构的支持下领导了调查,司法部重申,根据联邦法律,对攻击礼拜场所的行为将受到全面起诉。
The FBI Jackson Field Office led the investigation with support from multiple agencies, and the Justice Department reaffirmed that attacks on houses of worship will be prosecuted fully under federal law.