Pastor extinguishes fire set by woman who left ‘gift’ of vulgar threat, Bible verse before Charlie Kirk vigil

A pastor in Texas spotted and extinguished a fire set against the outer wall of a church shortly after a woman entered the building and left a gift bag ahead of a vigil for conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Inside the bag, investigators later found vulgar threats and a handwritten Bible verse, along with business cards tied to the suspect.

Police in El Paso arrested 35-year-old Marynka Zarina Marquez of Denton and charged her with arson for the Sept. 17 incident outside Beth El Bible Church.

"When police arrived, the investigation revealed that a woman had gone to the church, placed a large bag against the outside wall of the church, set it on fire, and then fled the scene," local authorities said in a news release. "Fortunately, the pastor was leaving the church when he spotted the fire and quickly put it out."

Investigators say the bag's contents include a paper plate with hateful language inscribed. Marquez is held at the El Paso County Detention Facility on a $50,000 bond.

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