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Burke County Man Charged With Breaking Into Church

May 12, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Christian Thomas Hill

Authorities arrested a man in Burke County on Wednesday afternoon and charged him with breaking into a church.

According to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office , Deputies were on routine patrol at approximately 1:54 a.m. on Tuesday,May 10 when they witnessed a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of Missionary Ridge Baptist Church. While checking the vehicle, officers saw the man jump out of a church window and flee the scene.

While running, he dropped church belongings on the ground.

Investigators determined that the man was Christian Thomas Hill, 24.

Hill was also a suspect for other break-ins in the area, and had active warrants for his arrest.

Authorities located and arrested Hill at approximately 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The Morganton Department of Public Safety and NC Probation and Parole assisted the Burke County Sheriff’s Office with the case.

Photo: Burke County Sheriff’s Office

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