Skip to content

Stefan Day Rowold

In Custody
Gender:Male
Era:2020s
State:Mississippi
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 3 Months 18 Days
Support
Stefan Day Rowold

Biography

Stefan Day Rowold was arrested on July 8, 2024 after twice breaking into, vandalizing, and setting fires inside a Latter-day Saints church in Wiggins, Mississippi because of his hostility to the church's religious views. A federal jury convicted him of arson and civil-rights offenses, and he was sentenced in February 2026 to thirty years in prison.

Case

Charges: Federal arson and civil-rights offenses for attacking a house of worship because of its religious character.
Arrested: Jul 8, 2024
Sentenced: Feb 3, 2026
Incarcerated: Jul 8, 2024
Sentence: Thirty years in federal prison.
Prosecutor: Jonathan Buckner; Chloe Neely
Convicted: Yes