NYC church arson suspect allegedly plotted more attacks, had violent notes like 'murder them' and 'rape him'

A stateless antheral accused of an arson onslaught connected a historical New York City religion admitted to burning the spiritual site, and prosecutors said helium kept disturbing lists of targets of unit with categories specified arsenic "kill them" and "rape him" arsenic helium mapped retired much occurrence attacks.

John Jones, 24, was arrested connected Wednesday and admitted to instrumentality enforcement that helium acceptable occurrence to the South Bushwick Reformed Church, sparking a three-alarm occurrence that torched the 173-year-old religion connected June 19, according to a detention memo filed by national prosecutors, the New York Post reported.

"The suspect admitted to committing the religion arson for which helium has been charged successful this case," the memo reads. "Furthermore, the suspect stated that helium had precocious attempted to pain down a 2nd religion successful Brooklyn, New York."

Prosecutors besides said successful the memo that they discovered Jones' notebook that included a illustration with respective handwritten categories for convulsive targets, including "murder them," "kill them," "stab them," "make them pay" and "rape him."

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John Jones was federally charged with arson successful transportation with the South Bushwick Reformed Church fire. (FDNY:US District Court, Eastern District of New York)

The categories, which are featured arsenic portion of a chart, see tally marks and repeated misspellings of the connection "church," prosecutors said.

Jones was charged with arson successful transportation with the South Bushwick Reformed Church fire. He faces a maximum condemnation of 20 years successful situation if convicted.

Prosecutors said that they privation to clasp Jones without bail. He is expected to beryllium arraigned connected Friday.

"This suspect placed countless Brooklyn residents astatine hazard erstwhile helium recklessly acceptable occurrence to the South Bushwick Reformed Church successful wide daylight," NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said successful a statement. "New Yorkers merit to signifier their religion freely and without fear, and the demolition of this ineffable New York City landmark volition beryllium met with swift justice."

John Jones' notebook included a illustration with respective handwritten categories for convulsive targets, including "murder them," "kill them," "stab them," "make them pay" and "rape him." (Peter Gerber)

Jones was linked to the occurrence aft helium was captured connected surveillance video attempting to participate the church, according to the transgression complaint.

He was denied introduction and past walked crossed the thoroughfare to acquisition a lighter. He was past seen successful video footage returning to the broadside of the church, and surveillance footage showed a ample plume of fume rising from the gathering soon afterward, prosecutors said.

The three-alarm occurrence gutted overmuch of the historical religion and destroyed its historical spire, causing it to collapse. Thousands of historical artifacts were besides mislaid successful the occurrence torched the wrong of the building.

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The religion was constructed successful the 1850s and was added to the National Register of Historic Places successful 1982. The operation was besides designated arsenic a New York City Landmark successful 1968.

"The intentional burning of a location of worship is an onslaught connected a historical gathering and connected the consciousness of information and assemblage it represents," FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said successful a statement. "This occurrence placed lives astatine risk, including the archetypal responders who responded to support the religion and the surrounding neighborhood."

John Jones was arrested connected Wednesday and admitted to instrumentality enforcement that helium acceptable occurrence to the South Bushwick Reformed Church. (Peter Gerber)

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Jones was taken into custody connected Wednesday aft helium was caught astatine a Midtown Manhattan CVS attempting to shoplift, according to the New York Post. He made an quality connected Thursday successful Manhattan Criminal Court arsenic helium was arraigned connected the shoplifting complaint and held without bail.