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Webster-Kirkwood Times
Man Accused Of Setting Fire To Shrewsbury Playground Was Seminary Student
The man accused of setting fire to playground equipment at a Shrewsbury park earlier this month was studying to become a Catholic priest.
William C. Holmes, 23, of the 300 block of Hoener Street in Waterloo, Ill., was in an undergraduate program at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in Shrewsbury, according to the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Police say he confessed to starting two fires at Brinkop Park in Shrewsbury, which caused roughly $100,000 of damage to the playground equipment and a picnic table.
Holmes was charged with two felony counts of knowingly burning or exploding, and released after posting a $10,000 bond, according to court documents filed with the case.
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