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Cops Bust Alleged Arsonist Who Set Multiple Fires at Historically Black College

The suspect allegedly set seven fires, including two at churches and one at a baseball field.

Mississippi Police arrested a suspected arsonist who allegedly set at least seven fires overnight Tuesday at Jackson State University, a historically Black university. At least two churches were set on fire early Tuesday morning, as well as the university’s baseball field, officials said. No one was injured and six of the seven fires were put out by 6 a.m., police said. Authorities arrested Delvin McLaurin Tuesday afternoon after a search, charging him with felony malicious mischief. Police haven’t yet released a motive or indicated if the arsonist will be charged with a hate crime. The fires reportedly didn’t impact any campus polling places.