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Bride-to-be accused of setting fire to Mormon CHURCH the day before her wedding
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Bride-to-be accused of setting fire to Mormon CHURCH the day before her wedding

A bride-to-be named Lenita 'Tessa' Joy Moreno, 25, from Wyoming, has been arrested and charged with aggravated arson, retail theft, and providing false information to a peace officer. According to KUTV News, Moreno is accused of setting fire to a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building in Kaysville, Utah, on July 10, just one day before her wedding ceremony was scheduled to take place inside the same church. Fire investigators determined the blaze was deliberately set beneath a chair using unusual items, including what appeared to be a tampon. Surveillance footage reportedly showed Moreno stealing lighters from a hardware store hours before the incident. The fire caused over $108,000 in damages. Family members were inside the church preparing for the wedding when the fire alarm went off. One person tried to extinguish the flames with water from wedding decorations, while another used a fire extinguisher. Authorities discovered items under the chair that were described as out of the ordinary. The groom initially identified the suspect as Tessa Moran, but she was later confirmed to be Moreno.

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Bride-to-be accused of setting fire to Mormon CHURCH the day before her wedding

A bride-to-be named Lenita 'Tessa' Joy Moreno, 25, from Wyoming, has been arrested and charged with aggravated arson, retail theft, and providing false information to a peace officer. According to KUTV News, Moreno is accused of setting fire to a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building in Kaysville, Utah, on July 10, just one day before her wedding ceremony was scheduled to take place inside the same church. Fire investigators determined the blaze was deliberately set beneath a chair using unusual items, including what appeared to be a tampon. Surveillance footage reportedly showed Moreno stealing lighters from a hardware store hours before the incident. The fire caused over $108,000 in damages. Family members were inside the church preparing for the wedding when the fire alarm went off. One person tried to extinguish the flames with water from wedding decorations, while another used a fire extinguisher. Authorities discovered items under the chair that were described as out of the ordinary. The groom initially identified the suspect as Tessa Moran, but she was later confirmed to be Moreno.

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