Woman busted after Jesus statue beheaded outside Catholic church, cops say
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A woman who allegedly decapitated a statue of Jesus outside a Long Island Catholic church has been arrested, police said.
According to Suffolk County Police, 41-year-old Deyonna Subert, whom police described as a “non-resident,” was arrested at St. Louis in East Islip. He was charged with second-degree criminal mischief in connection with damaging the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus located in St. Mary’s Church.
Police said the statue at the church, located at 118 East Main Street, was damaged around 11:15 p.m. on May 15.
“Following an investigation by Hate Crimes Unit detectives, Deyonna Subert was arrested at 6:39 a.m. outside of 221 West Main Street in Bay Shore,” Suffolk County Police said in a press release Wednesday. he said.
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The severed head of the Sacred Heart of Jesus statue was returned to St. Mary’s Church in East Islip, NY, after the statue was vandalized. It is shown in front of St. Mary’s Church. (News 12 Long Island)
Subert was held overnight in the Fourth District and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in First District Court in Central Islip, police said.
Churchgoers and parishioners gathering for Sunday morning services and First Communion celebrations discovered the statue’s head was missing. News12 Long Island video from the scene.
St. “We had our first congregations across the street from the auditorium, and this is where the kids would come and take pictures,” Father Anthony Iaconis, St. Mary’s pastor, told News12.
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Father Anthony Iaconis was buried at St. Peter’s Church in East Islip, New York, after the statue was vandalized. He holds the severed head of the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in front of St. Mary’s Church. (News 12 Long Island)
Iaconis said he later found the statue’s head in nearby bushes.
“I think everyone will be upset about this,” longtime parishioner Regina Vavricka told the press.
“It doesn’t matter whether you belong to this community or not, whether you are Catholic or Jewish.”
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The statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was removed from St. Mary’s Church in East Islip, New York, after the statue was vandalized. He stands headless in front of St. Mary’s Church. (News 12 Long Island)
The church’s priest said donations have started coming in to help repair the statue, which is expected to be repaired within a few days.
“Yes, it’s a terrible thing,” Iaconis said. “I’m asking people to pray for the person who did this. It’s not right, but we can still pray for them.”
Detectives from the department’s Hate Crimes Unit investigated the incident.
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“A criminal charge is an indictment,” Suffolk County Police said in a press release. “The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.”
Suffolk County Police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for additional comment.
