Texas woman sentenced to 6 years for Snohomish County church arson

EVERETT — A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Texas woman to six years in prison Thursday in connection with the 2023 arson of the Seattle Laestadian Lutheran Church near Maltby.

Early in the morning of Aug. 25, 2023, the church at 22420 102nd Ave. SE was destroyed in a fire. The fire did more than $3.2 million in damage, a press release said. The church incurred additional costs renting a nearby middle school to hold services two to three times a week.

Though it was badly damaged, the church’s surveillance system partly survived, according to court documents.

Video footage showed a car arrive at the church around 1:20 a.m., according to the August charges filed in Superior Court. Someone allegedly exited the passenger side of the vehicle and walked toward the church carrying a white bag. The car left, and the person disappeared from the camera’s view.

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