WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
FLORENCE, S.C.- A federal grand jury in Florence returned a two-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney's Office, charging Worden Evander Butler, 31, formerly of Conway, for interfering with the housing rights of his Black neighbors and using fire to commit a federal felony.
The indictment alleges that on Nov. 24, 2023, Butler made a series of Facebook posts about his next-door neighbors, including that he would give "his racist neighbors...a good scare for the health. With a cross in the lawn." Butler uploaded photos of the victims' home, vehicles, and mailbox to his social media.
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