Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Jail for Arson Attacks on Jehovah’s Witness Halls

The DOJ said the defendant’s attacks have caused significant damage to the Kingdom Halls, including one that was completely destroyed by fire.
Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Jail for Arson Attacks on Jehovah’s Witness Halls
The U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on June 20, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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A man was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday for carrying out multiple arson attacks and a shooting spree at Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Halls in 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.

Mikey Diamond Starrett from Olympia, Washington, also known as Michael Jason Layes, pleaded guilty in May to four counts of damage to religious property and one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence.