CLOVIS POLICE KNOW WHO THEY’RE LOOKING FOR BUT HAVE YET TO CATCH THE SUSPECT WANTED FOR A CHURCH ARSON. AN OFFICER WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH ON MERRIWETHER STREET AROUND 9:30 TUESDAY MORNING ON A REPORT OF ARSON. CLOVIS POLICE SAYS A PERSON WENT INSIDE THE CHURCH AROUND 1:40 TUESDAY MORNING AND SET BULLETINS AND PAPER ON FIRE, THEN TRIED TO STEAL FROM THE DONATION BOX.
VIDEO SURVEILLANCE IN THE CHURCH HELPED OFFICERS I-D THE SUSPECT AS 22 YEAR OLD RICKY MORSE … BUT HE HAS YET TO BE LOCATED ARRESTED. OFFICERS WERE LATER SENT TO A VACANT BUILDING ON RENCHER STREET IN REFERENCE TO ANOTHER FIRE. AND THAT’S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CHURCH. AN ARREST WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MORSE.
