Five Iowa Teens Charged with Arson of Church

Five Ottumwa teens have been arrested and charged Wednesday with first-degree arson in connection with a blaze that destroyed the historic Mars Hill Church.

Dawn Wilson, 15; Angel Long, 15; Stephanie Ybarra, 16; Aidan Miller, 19; and Joshua Johnson, 18, were charged with first-degree arson.

Wilson and Long were taken to the juvenile detention facility in Chariton, a news release said. Ybarra, Miller and Johnson are each being held in the Wapello County Jail on $32,000 bail.

Previous Stories:

• March 10, 2006: Police Say Teens Set Ottumwa Church Fire
• March 10, 2006: Historic Rural Church Near Ottumwa Burns

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