A baseball player and honor student: What we know about the teen who confessed to burning Mississippi’s oldest synagogue

Hours before a destructive arson fire at the oldest synagogue in Mississippi, the 19-year-old suspect posted an antisemitic meme on Instagram, an account that appears to belong to him shows.

Mississippi synagogue arson suspect said "he finally got them" after starting blaze, FBI complaint says

The suspect, Stephen Spencer Pittman, told law enforcement in an interview that Beth Israel Congregation was "the synagogue ...

Father pleaded with son to come home prior to starting synagogue fire, court docs show

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - An affidavit filed in federal court on Monday reveals Stephen Spencer Pittman’s father urged him to ...
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Propane tank explosion delays start to Festival of the Lakes

The start of the Festival of the Lakes in Hammond was delayed Wednesday after a propane tank fueling a surface for cooking cheesesteaks blew up about an hour before the gates opened. No one was ...