UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas — A teenager is behind bars after admitting to setting fire to an Upshur County church.
According to the Upshur County Sheriff's Office, around 7:40 p.m., Friday, deputies responded to a fire at Mt. Lebanon CME Church, located at 10121 Squirrel Rd., off FM 2088.
The UCSO says they found a wrecked car and a 16-year-old boy near the scene.
Officials say the teen confessed to wrecking the car and causing the fire at the church, which was destroyed.
The 16-year-old was booked into the Gregg County Juvenile Detention Facility for arson.