LADUE, Mo. — A woman was charged on Tuesday after police said she intentionally started a fire inside a church in Ladue, Missouri.
Janiya Van was charged with one count of knowingly burning or exploding, a Class E felony, in connection with a May 8 fire at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
According to the probable cause statement, police were called to the church on North Warson Road for a report of arson. When officers arrived, the person who called said they were working in the church and smelled smoke coming from the rear chapel. When they went back to check, they found multiple items still smoking…