Federal Civil Rights, Arson Charges, Setting Fire — Mississippi Man Convicted of Federal Civil Rights and Arson Charges for Setting Fire to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | United States Justice Department.
14, 2026. Rowold faces a minimum punishment of five years in prison and a maximum punishment of twenty years in prison on each of the arson allegations, a maximum punishment of twenty years in prison for each of the civil rights allegations, and a minimum punishment of ten years in prison for the use of fire to commit a federal felony offense.The FBI Jackson Field Office investigated the case, with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, the Mississippi State Fire Marshal, and the Wiggins Police
Department.Assistant U.S. Eikhoff of the FBI Jackson Field Office made the announcement.A sentencing hearing is set for Jan. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, Acting U.S. Updated September 18, 2025 Topic Civil Rights Components Civil Rights Division Civil Rights – Criminal Section USAO – Mississippi, Southern announcement Number: 25-967. Attorney Jonathan Buckner for the Southern District of Mississippi and Trial Attorney Chloe Neely of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section are prosecuting the case. announcement Mississippi Man Convicted of Federal Civil Rights and Arson allegations for Setting Fire to Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Thursday, September 18, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs Yesterday, a federal jury in Gulfport, Mississippi, convicted Stefan Day Rowold on six counts of federal arson and civil rights allegations for vandalizing and setting fire to a house of worship.On July 5, 2024, and July 7, 2024, Rowold vandalized and set fire to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Wiggins, Mississippi. Evidence at trial showed that Rowold targeted the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints because of his disagreement with