28-year-old Jacob Lowenstein, who drums for the black metal band Igni, has been charged with setting two Mormon churches ablaze in Christchurch and Greymouth, New Zealand last month. According to the New Zealand Herald, Lowenstein “appeared from custody via audio visual link at Christchurch District Court [yesterday] on two charges of arson – and one of unlawfully taking a vehicle.” The musician was scheduled to appear in court again today (April 3).
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