MITCHELL COUNTY, Ga. (WTXL) - A man is behind bars after investigators say he stole from a Mitchell County church and set it on fire.
The suspect, Kentrez Gardner, 37, went before a Mitchell County judge Thursday.
Two days ago investigators say he burglarized and burned the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
The structure suffered some damage, but it was inside where the most damage was done.
Investigators say Gardner made a full confession to burglarizing and setting the church on fire.
Still many are asking why. He had been a pianist at the church.
Fire investigators are still determining how much damage the fire caused in the church.
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