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An arrest has been made in reference to a hearth began in an Athens, Tennessee, church and police say they consider the suspect killed a lady inside earlier than beginning the blaze.
A police report obtained by WZTV states that surveillance footage captured Kyle Jay Hickox within the space a number of instances earlier than and after the historic church was burned to the bottom earlier this month.
Based on the report, the sufferer who was discovered useless within the church, Linda Buchanan, didn’t die from the fireplace however was killed by one other individual earlier than the fireplace was ignited.
Hickox was taken into custody Friday and charged with second diploma homicide. Extra fees are pending.
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Kyle Jay Hickox was charged with second diploma homicide. (McMinn County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Within the surveillance footage, Hickox is allegedly captured on Aug. 15 operating throughout the property of the close by Athens YMCA and onto the property of Tennessee Wesleyan College.
He entered a upkeep constructing on the faculty the place a employee inside ordered him to go away. Hickox, the report mentioned, responded that he “would get God’s water” earlier than exiting the constructing.
The upkeep employee instructed investigators he then noticed Hickox operating towards St. Mark AME Zion Church and enter by means of the again door.
The sufferer who was discovered useless within the church, Linda Buchanan, didn’t die from the fireplace however was killed by one other individual earlier than the fireplace was ignited, police mentioned. (Getty Photos)
About 10 minutes later, Hickox was allegedly seen within the footage operating by means of the YMCA property towards the school’s soccer subject.
The suspect then eliminated his shirt and wrapped it round considered one of his arms. He additionally used a hose to spray his physique off, surveillance footage confirmed.
Police executed a search warrant on Hickox’s Athens residence two days later and located clothes they consider he was sporting when the church was lit on fireplace.
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Hickox instructed a upkeep employee that he “would get God’s water.” (iStock)
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Crime Lab revealed that blood on Hickox’s left shoe matched Buchanan’s blood.
Hickox was booked into the McMinn County Jail however has since been launched.
