Nashville man arrested for LGBTQ+ hate crime against church in Connecticut

MILFORD, CT -- A man from Nashville is accused of burglarizing a church in Milford, CT on Monday because he felt it was supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

Charles Yarbrough, 30, faces hate crime, third-degree burglary and third-degree criminal mischief charges.

According to police, they responded to the Mary Taylor Church on Broad Street for a report of a possible burglary.

Investigators said they were able to develop a suspect relatively quickly.

Yarbrough told police that he entered the building and damaged the office door because he felt the pastor and the church as a whole were supporting and pushing "the LGBT agenda."

He is being held on a $50,000 bond.

By Mea Watkins via The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.

The Gayly. 7/2/2019 5:34 p.m. CST.