Accused Arsonist Says He Set Fire To Seminole Churches 'For God'

SEMINOLE, FL – A man arrested for the arson of two churches in Seminole told detectives he set the fires for God.

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office has charged Brody Allen Seiger, 32, of 10351 Cirimoya Lane, Seminole, with two counts of first-degree arson. The sheriff’s office was called Sunday, Feb. 4 at about 8 a.m. to investigate a report of two suspicious church fires.

One fire was at the Seminole United Methodist Church at 5400 Seminole Blvd. and second was down the road at the Universal Harmony Church at 5903 Seminole Blvd., both in Seminole.

Both churches were unoccupied at the time the fires were set and the fires caused only minor damage. Detectives, however, found evidence that the fires were deliberately set.

Detectives were able to obtain a surveillance video of the man they believed was responsible for setting the fires and received a tip from the public that the man in the video was Seiger.

In an interview, Seiger admitted to setting the church fires, claiming that he set the fires for God.

According to detectives, Seiger broke a window at the Universal Harmony Church around 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, lit a door mat on fire and then pushed the mat through the broken window.

About an hour later, Seiger told detectives he broke a window at the Methodist church, poured gasoline through the broken window and ignited the gas.

Seiger was transported to the Pinellas County Jail without incident.

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