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Arrest made in 2009 Bennettsville church arson

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BENNETTSVILLE, SC (WMBF) The Bennettsville Police Department has made an arrest in connection to a burglary and arson at a local church in 2009.

Lt. Larry Turner with the Bennettsville Police Department said officers have arrested Jarrod Demario Hicks, 19, of Bennettsville and more arrests are possible.

In 2009, the Word of Life Christian Center Ministries' gymnasium located at 1300 West Main St. was burglarized and then set on fire. After two years of investigation by Bennettsville Police, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Bennettsville Fire Department, Marlboro County Probation, Parole and Pardon Services and the Marlboro County Solicitor's Office, Turner said a break in the case finally led to the arrest.

Further details surrounding the investigation and arrest were not immediately made available by officials.

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