Friday, May 09, 2008
MAN SENTENCED FOR BURNING DOWN CHURCH
A Burlington man, who authorities say was involved in satanic activities, pleaded guilty today to charges that he started a fire that destroyed an historic church last April. Twenty-nine year old Kevin Ravelin will be sentenced at a later date, but the plea agreement states he will serve 35 years in a federal prison without the possibility for parole....
Ravelin was charged with arson for destroying the First United Methodist Church in downtown Burlington. Ravelin also started a fire at another nearby church, which was not damaged.
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