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Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Burn Down Church After Pastor Takes Part in Floyd Protest

Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Burn Down Church After Pastor Takes Part in Floyd Protest
A man holds a picture of George Floyd during a Black Lives Matter protest in New York City on June 18, 2020. Jeenah Moon/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
8/7/2020|Updated: 8/7/2020

A North Carolina man this week pleaded guilty to threatening to burn down a church that has a predominantly African American congregation.

John Bareswill, 63, admitted to calling a church in Virginia Beach and threatening to burn it down while using a racial slur.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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