Trailer filled with Bibles 'intentionally' set on fire near church Easter morning in Tennessee

ByCarmyn Gutierrez WSMV, CNNWire
Monday, April 1, 2024
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MT. JULIET, Tennessee -- Police said a trailer containing Bibles was intentionally set on fire Easter morning in the middle of a Mt. Juliet intersection.

The Wilson County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a fire at Old Lebanon Dirt Road and Chandler Road around 6 a.m. Sunday. Mt. Juliet Fire Department crews quickly contained and extinguished the trailer fire.

Mt. Juliet is a city about 20 miles east of Nashville.

The trailer, containing Bibles, had been dropped off in the middle of the intersection near Global Vision Bible Church and then was intentionally set on fire, according to police.

No other details were immediately released.

Anyone with additional information and/or camera footage is urged to contact the Wilson County Sheriff's Office at 615-444-1459.

Police said a trailer containing Bibles was intentionally set on fire Easter morning in the middle of a Mt. Juliet, Tennessee intersection. March 31, 2024.
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