2 More Ex-Klansmen Charged in Church Fire
- Share via
Reuters
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Two more former Ku Klux Klan members were indicted Friday on charges of helping burn a South Carolina church attended mainly by blacks after two co-conspirators pleaded guilty to the same crime.
A federal grand jury issued a 20-count indictment against Arthur Haley, 51, and Hubert Rowell, 50, for the arson last year. The indictment followed guilty pleas by two other former Ku Klux Klan members, Gary Cox and Timothy Welch, for setting fire to the Macedonia Baptist Church in Bloomville, S.C.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
