Teen Nabbed After Driving His Own Car to Torch Texas Synagogue

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/franklin-barrett-sechriest-18-arrested-for-torching-austins-congregation-beth-israel-synagogue


A Texas teen is facing felony arson charges for allegedly setting fire to an Austin synagogue on Halloween night.

Franklin Barrett Sechriest, 18, was arrested Wednesday by criminal investigators with the Austin Fire Department. Sechriest was identified thanks to surveillance footage from the parking lot of Congregation Beth Israel before, during, and after the blaze, showing the license plate number of his Jeep—which led cops to Sechriest’s home in San Marcos, Texas, where lives with his mother, Nicole, according to a warrant for Sechriest's arrest obtained by The Daily Beast.

The fire caused approximately $25,000 worth of damage to the temple, it states.

Sechriest was booked into the Travis County Jail on Wednesday at 6:20 p.m., according to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. He remained jailed on $100,000 bond, which he had not yet posted as of Thursday morning, a sheriff’s office official confirmed.

Sechriest was unable to be reached for comment, and does not have a lawyer listed in court records. Nicole Sechriest hung up immediately when contacted by The Daily Beast.

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[hlthe2b]

1. I'm sure he just actually drove down there to PROTECT the synagogue and render first aid, right?

Like the like-minded "Proud Boy" POS, Kyle Rittenhouse.

[blm]

2. Obviously.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. A fire extinguisher and a first aid kit would have helped his story.

So, I hear.

[keithbvadu2]

4. He did not learn that hatred on his own. Someone taught him.

He did not learn that hatred on his own.

Someone taught him.

[marie999]

6. He maybe a teen because he is 18, but he is an adult.

[lindysalsagal]

7. There will always be criminals. But where are the churches who should be rejecting this hatred?

Why don't we hear from them???

Oh- I know.

Because religion is all about hating "the other." I keep forgetting.

And if the religions don't stand up against this, they're guilty of fomenting these extremists.

So, let's hear the chorus of, "No! God doesn't want you to burn other religion's buildings down!" Let's hear it, loud and clear.

Because I'm just so sick and tired of hate.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. Lock this Nazi up

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[rockfordfile]

13. I agree

[Behind the Aegis]

9. test run?

I wonder.

[Skittles]

10. his mum must be so proud

that is one serious WTF - does NOT fall under teenager shenanigans, not at all

[jcmaine72]

11. Kyle Rittenhouse's chauffeur?

Oh, wait....Kyle's mommy is his chauffeur.

I hope a less racist and more lucid judge presides over this scumbag's trial than Cryin' Kyle's.

[dalton99a]

12. Stupid asshole is a student at Texas State University

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/man-accused-of-setting-fire-to-austin-synagogue-on-halloween-arrested/
Texas State student accused of setting fire to Austin synagogue arrested

Franklin Barrett Sechriest, 18, is suspected of using an accelerant near the sanctuary doors of Congregation Beth Israel to ignite the flames, causing an estimated $25,000 in damage, according to AFD. Texas State University on Thursday confirmed to KXAN Sechriest is one of its students.

“We will continue to assist the FBI and Austin Fire Department in the ongoing investigation that led to the arrest of Texas State University student Franklin Barrett Sechriest for the arson attack that damaged the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Austin on Oct. 31,” Texas State said in a statement.

The university went on to say it “decries this hateful act of bigotry and violence and all the antisemitic events perpetrated recently in Austin, San Antonio, and San Marcos.”

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Now he can join the Aryan Brotherhood in prison