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Pike Co. Man Indicted In Church Fire

Posted at 9:10 AM, Mar 19, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-19 09:10:01-04

PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (Appalachian News-Express) – An Ashcamp man has been indicted on a Pike County church fire last year.

According to the Appalachian News-Express, Michael Adair, 24, was indicted in connection with the June arson and vandalism at the Union Association of Old Regular Baptists. Court documents say that Adair poured lighter fluid onto a pew and set the seat on fire.

Adair is charged with second-degree arson, criminal mischief and burglary. According to authorities, Adair turned himself in and confessed to the crimes.