Daily Beast, November 11, 2011

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 he 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.

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Teen Nabbed After Driving His Own Car to Torch Texas Synagogue

He allegedly belongs to a Nazi group in Austin.