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Columbus Man Charged With Pastor's Death Now In Jail

WCBE 90.5FM | By Mike Foley,

Published April 14, 2017 at 5:56 PM EDT

A man accused of killing an elderly Columbus pastor is now out of the hospital and in jail. Columbus police say they arrested 42-year-old Ricky Skinner today after his release from a local hospital, where he had been recovering from serious burns. Police say 81-year-old Joseph McDowell had allowed Skinner to live on his property. Police say when they responded to a call of a fire at that address last month, they found Skinner on fire and McDowell's body inside the main house.

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