"A man burst into a Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn, where he damaged a handful of religious items before being taken into custody, officials said Saturday. Keeonn Wilson, 33, is facing multiple counts of criminal mischief for his bizarre assault on St. Matthew Roman Catholic Church on Eastern Parkway near Utica Ave. in Crown Heights, cops said. Wilson entered the church at around 11:20 a.m. Friday. Once inside, he damaged several religious items, including an incense holder and two candle holders, cops said."
"Friday's church attack took place about a week after police announced their search for a man carrying a LGBTQ rainbow flag who vandalized three Queens churches in a 20-minute span, spray-painting graffiti calling them "anti-gay cults." Cops released surveillance footage of the suspect, who wore sunglasses and a rainbow handkerchief that covered his nose and mouth, and asked the public's help identifying him and tracking him down."
A man entered St. Matthew Roman Catholic Church in Crown Heights at about 11:20 a.m. and damaged several religious items, including an incense holder and two candle holders. Church staffers called police, who arrested the suspect at the scene without incident. The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Keeonn Wilson of South Carolina, faces multiple counts of criminal mischief and caused about $7,500 in damage. His arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending and a motive was not immediately disclosed. The incident followed a police search for a separate suspect who vandalized three Queens churches, spray-painting anti-gay graffiti.
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