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BELLEVUE, Wash. - A 31-year-old man was taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly threw rocks, spray-painted and broke glass at St. Louise Catholic Church in Bellevue.
The suspect was caught on camera throwing a rock repeatedly at a door inside a pastoral office, before kicking and punching the glass in. A woman was inside praying and tried to talk to the man, before locking herself inside as he continued to spray paint the rock wall outside the building.
He was chased off by an employee, but not before throwing a rock at him and spray-painted him across the face.
When all the dust had settled, the entrance to one building was destroyed, a second door was shattered at the church’s parish hall and more than a dozen places throughout the campus were spray-painted.
Messages ranged from "liar," to "religion of hate" and "go to your fake Hell."
Upon arrest, Bellevue Police allege the suspect busted up a police cruiser.
Bellevue PD tells local FOX News that this falls under a hate crime.