Suffolk County Police arrested Deyonna Subert, an illegal immigrant truck driver from India, for the May 15 vandalism of a Sacred Heart of Jesus statue at St. Mary's Church in East Islip. She used the statue as a prop for the severed head she returned to the church on May 16. The incident sparked outrage among parishioners who believed it was a hate crime.
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Credit: News 12in connection with damage to a Sacred Heart of Jesus statue at St. Mary’s Church in East Islip, according to Suffolk County Police. Police said the statue at the church, located at 118 East Main St., was damaged on May 15 at approximately 11:15 p.m., Deyonna Subert was arrested outside of 221 West Main Street in Bay Shore at 6:39 a.m.," Suffolk County Police said in a press release Wednesday.
The severed head of a Sacred Heart of Jesus statue is shown outside St. Mary’s Church in East Islip, N.Y. , after the statue was vandalized. Subert was held overnight at the Fourth Precinct and was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday at First District Court in Central Islip, police said.
Churchgoers discovered the statue’s head missing Sunday morning as parishioners gathered for services and First Communion celebrations, according to "Across the way into the auditorium, we had first communions and this is where the kids come and they take their picture," St. Mary’s pastor Father Anthony Iaconis told News12. VIRGINIA BISHOP SAYS ALTAR DESECRATION IS LATEST IN ‘INCREASING GLOBAL TREND OF ATTACKS' ON CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Anthony Iaconis holds the severed head of a Sacred Heart of Jesus statue outside St. Mary’s Church in East Islip, N.Y.
, after the statue was vandalized.
"I think everyone would be upset by it," longtime parishioner Regina Vavricka told the outlet. "Whether you belong to this parish or not, or whether you’re Catholic or Jewish, it doesn’t really matter. " CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL OFFICIAL SAYS VANDALS COMMITTED MORE THAN MATERIAL DAMAGE IN SACRILEGIOUS ATTACK A Sacred Heart of Jesus statue stands without its head outside St. Mary’s Church in East Islip, N.Y. , after the statue was vandalized.
The church’s pastor said donations had already begun coming in to help repair the statue, which was expected to be fixed within days. Suffolk County Police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for additional comment. Jasmine Baehr is a Breaking News Writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, faith and culture.
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