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Jordan Willet is one of very few arrests following arson and vandalism attacks against nearly 100 churches across Canada.
REGINA, Saskatchewan (LifeSiteNews) — Police have arrested a man for arson after he tried to burn down a historic Catholic church in Regina, Saskatchewan, in what is only the latest attack on churches across Canada.
In a February 17 press release, the Regina Police Service announced that 31-year-old Jordan Willet has been arrested and charged with starting a fire at Blessed Sacrament Parish earlier this month.
“Over the past seven days, officers have been investigating, including reviewing security video from the area,” the press released revealed. “As a result, officers were able to identify and locate a suspect.”
Following his arrest on the evening of Saturday, February 16, Willet was charged with arson with disregard for human life, disguise with intent to commit a criminal act, and two counts of failing to comply with a probation order.
He is set to make his first appearance in Regina Provincial Court on February 20.
Willet’s arrest followed the release of surveillance footage from the church that showed a man wearing a ski mask who can be heard swearing while pouring what appears to be gasoline from a jerry can all over one of the entrances into the century-old church, before using a lighter to set the fluid ablaze.
Blessed Sacrament Parish posted footage of the February 9 attack on social media and pleaded for those who know anything to contact the Regina Police Service.
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REGINA, Saskatchewan (LifeSiteNews) — Police have arrested a man for arson after he tried to burn down a historic Catholic church in Regina, Saskatchewan, in what is only the latest attack on churches across Canada.
In a February 17 press release, the Regina Police Service announced that 31-year-old Jordan Willet has been arrested and charged with starting a fire at Blessed Sacrament Parish earlier this month.
“Over the past seven days, officers have been investigating, including reviewing security video from the area,” the press released revealed. “As a result, officers were able to identify and locate a suspect.”
Following his arrest on the evening of Saturday, February 16, Willet was charged with arson with disregard for human life, disguise with intent to commit a criminal act, and two counts of failing to comply with a probation order.
He is set to make his first appearance in Regina Provincial Court on February 20.
Willet’s arrest followed the release of surveillance footage from the church that showed a man wearing a ski mask who can be heard swearing while pouring what appears to be gasoline from a jerry can all over one of the entrances into the century-old church, before using a lighter to set the fluid ablaze.
Blessed Sacrament Parish posted footage of the February 9 attack on social media and pleaded for those who know anything to contact the Regina Police Service.
Continued below.
31-year-old man arrested for arson attack against historic Catholic church in Regina - LifeSite
Jordan Willet is one of very few arrests following arson and vandalism attacks against nearly 100 churches across Canada.
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