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Holden Matthews Arrested in String of Louisiana Church Fires
Holden Matthews Arrested in String of Louisiana Church Fires
Matthews took an interest in black metal and pagan social media pages, which had connections to neo-Nazism and white supremacy.
Julia Arciga, Kelly Weill, Adam Rawnsley
04.10.19 9:48 PM ET
A 21-year-old named Holden Matthews has been arrested in connection with fires that destroyed three Louisiana churches in the span of two weeks, local news outlet KATC reports.
Throughout the end of March and in early April, three churches in rural St. Landry Parish were burned down. Matthews is reportedly the son of a St. Landry Parish Deputy, and he was booked into St. Landry Parish jail at about 5:30 this evening. Holden’s family declined to comment to The Daily Beast.
On a Facebook page that appears to belong to Matthews, he was active in black metal and pagan pages. Although both scenes are predominately apolitical, both have large neo-Nazi fanbases. Matthews commented on two memes about Varg Vikernes, a far-right (and self-described former neo-Nazi) metal musician who served 15 years in prison for burning churches in Norway and killing a fellow metal musician.
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/holden-matthews-arrested-in-string-of-louisiana-church-fires?ref=scroll
