KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ A former church maintenance worker at a Kansas City
church pleaded guilty to spray-painting racist graffiti and setting a fire to
cover up a burglary.
Federal prosecutors say 49-year-old Nathaniel Nelson admitted Friday in October 2017 he set fire to an office in the Concord Cultural Center after stealing money to buy drugs.
Nelson, who is black, then sprayed a racial slur, the letters KKK, and a symbol
like a swastika on the adjacent Concord Fortress of Hope church.
Nelson admitted in court the fire and graffiti were meant to confuse investigators.
A sprinkler extinguished the fire before fire crews arrived. The church’s
insurance company paid more than $330,000 for the damage.
A sentencing date has been set for Jan. 17th.
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