Authorities have arrested a man they claim stabbed a beloved Georgia pastor to death before setting her on fire.

According to court documents, 27-year-old Christopher Griggs — a former inmate who was previously charged with sexual assault and impersonating a police officer — faces one count of malice murder and one count of first-degree arson in the death of 57-year-old Rev. Marita Harrell in Dekalb County, Ga.

Christopher Griggs

{snip} Marita was allegedly fatally stabbed at Griggs’ home Wednesday while she mentored him as part of her work as a senior pastor at a local church. Police allege he then put her body in a van and drove it to a remote location, where he set it on fire.

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The pastor’s husband, Antonio Harrell, told the station he and his daughters expressed their concern over some of the individuals she helped mentor, specifically Griggs.

“That was a point of contention between the two of us, between all of us, especially with this gentleman because he called two weeks ago,” he said. {snip}

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