Suspect in Butler County church arson to pay restitution

Thursday, June 21, 2012

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Having already completed an extensive treatment program and agreeing to make restitution, a Poplar Bluff man will not be prosecuted for throwing Molotov cocktails into a local church and then setting the church on fire when the devices didn't work.

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