Satanic Church Graffiti Suspect Could Be Tied To Woodstock Case

WOODSTOCK, GA — The Woodstock Police Department is investigating whether the Kennesaw man accused of vandalizing churches in Cobb County could be tied to a pending vandalism case at a house of worship. Clint Vance, 32, of Kennesaw, was arrested Tuesday and charged with three counts of vandalism to a place of worship, Cobb police spokeswoman Officer Sarah O'Hara told Patch.

City of Woodstock spokesperson Brittany Page said detectives are working with Cobb authorities on details surrounding a reported vandalism reported in early May at His Hands Church at 550 Molly Lane.

Woodstock officers were dispatched around 8:30 a.m. May 4 to a call of vandalism at the church, which is located off Highway 92 near the Target shopping center. According to an incident report released by the Woodstock Police Department, an officer arrived and saw writing on the front doors of the church.

"I saw that the main front doors had what appeared to be red spray paint stating the words 'F--- God' several times," the report adds. "Also, there were the words 'God Failed Me'."

The officer circled the property to see if there was any more vandalism or if a spray can had been left at the scene, none of which was observed.

A church member told the officer said he got a call about the vandalism from another member. Woodstock officers took photos of the damage and logged the evidence in its case file.

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Cobb police say Vance, who they believed was working alone, vandalized multiple locations with red spray paint between April 29 and July 1. The locations that were targeted include Noonday Baptist Church in Marietta and the Church of Christ at North Cobb in Kennesaw.

A private residence also was added to the list of places police believe the man targeted. The Church of Christ was vandalized three separate times with "Satanic phrases and offensive language," police said in a news release. In addition to "vulgar and Satanic phrases," the man painted "what can best be described as sacrilegious symbols to include crosses with circles around them and lines striking through them," Cobb police added.

In video released by police, the man can be seen driving past the church doors once before circling back around, getting out of his car and spraying something on a church's wall.

Patch editor Doug Gross contributed to this report.

Photo: Clint Vance. Credit: Cobb County Sheriff's Office