Among those arrested in the fire at the more-than-100-year-old church was a 16-year-old. Author: Adrianne M Haney Updated: 7:35 PM EST January 26, 2021
BOWDON, Ga. Three people - including a 16-year-old girl - face arson charges after being connected to a fire that burned down a Carroll County church that stood for more than 100 years.
According to the sheriff s office, Frederick “Devin” Smith, 33, Monica Marie Burnett, 18, and the 16-year-old have all been charged with second degree arson for the fire at Smith Chapel Church earlier this month.
It was back on Jan. 4 when fire crews with Carroll County Fire Rescue responded to the fire in Bowdon. When they got there, they found the church, built in 1850, engulfed in flames. It was later deemed a total loss.
On January 4, 2021 Carroll County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene of a Church Fire on Smith Chapel Road in Bowdon to assist Carroll County Fire Rescue