Arson

A man has pleaded guilty to hate crime and arson charges for setting a fire that destroyed an Islamic center in southeast Missouri two years ago.

Pettis County Fire arrived on scene and extinguished the fire, later finding evidence of arson.

Upon arrival, officers located a male individual who witnesses stated exposed himself to them.

Sedalia Police were dispatched to the 400 block of Buckner Court for a report of a structure fire.

Authorities have announced an arrest in a fire that badly damaged an Islamic center in southeast Missouri.

A 39-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder and arson in the death of a 16-year-old boy in a fire in a St. Louis suburb.

The Springfield News-Leader reports that 24-year-old Eric Boyce was charged this month with first-degree arson in the Dec. 15 blaze

A 42-year old man from Columbia, MO, recently pleaded guilty in federal court to the arson at the Columbia Health Center (operated by Planned Parenthood Great Plains) on February 10, 2019.

A 46-year-old Independence man has admitted he was hired to burn down a store by a man trying to settle a grievance with a former employee.

A 42-year old was arrested over the weekend for the arson at Columbia Health Center (operated by Planned Parenthood Great Plains)