Shelton man found not responsible for burning down North Shelton Zion Lutheran church

Kim Schmidt
Kearney Hub
KEARNEY — A judge has ruled a Shelton man is not responsible for burning down the North Shelton Zion Lutheran church by reason of insanity. 
Mathew Poehler, 40, of Shelton, was charged with second-degree arson in Buffalo County District Court after the church was destroyed by fire on Dec. 11, 2019. Judge John Marsh made his ruling Thursday.
Mat Poehler
Marsh ruled Poehler's acts in burning the church were intentional; however, there was adequate proof to side with an insanity defense.
During a 15-minute bench trial Monday before Marsh, Poeher's attorney, James Martin Davis, presented a report from Dr. Terry Davis, a forensic psychologist from Omaha who evaluated Poehler and said he had bipolar schizoaffective disorder at the time of the fire.

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