Holden Matthews: Man admits burning churches to raise ‘black metal’ profile – By BBC Newsroom (BBC) / Feb 11 2020
A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to intentionally setting fire to three African-American churches in the US state of Louisiana.
Holden Matthews, 22, admitted to starting the fires to raise his profile as a “black metal” musician, prosecutors said.
He burned three Baptist churches in the Opelousas area over 10 days beginning in late March 2019.
He faces 10 to 70 years in jail when he is sentenced on 22 May.
On Monday, Matthews entered several guilty pleas for federal and state charges, including hate crime counts.
The three churches Matthews admitted to torching had predominantly African-American congregations.
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