OPELOUSAS, La. — The suspect in a string of fires that destroyed three black churches in rural Louisiana is the white son of a sheriff’s deputy whose father helped arrange for his arrest, authorities said Thursday.Holden Matthews, 21, was jailed…
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OPELOUSAS, La. — The suspect in a string of fires that destroyed three black churches in rural Louisiana is the white son of a sheriff’s deputy whose father helped arrange for his arrest, authorities said Thursday.Holden Matthews, 21, was jailed…
by Michael Kunzelman Associated Press, Melinda Deslatte Associated Press, and Rebecca Santana Associated Press 
by Michael Kunzelman Associated Press, Melinda Deslatte Associated Press, and Rebecca Santana Associated Press 
