Man arrested after Dauphin County church cross burned

STEELTON BOROUGH, Pa. (WHTM) — A man was arrested after allegedly burning a cross in front of a church on Saturday, according to the Steelton Borough Police Department.

Dequire Anthony Cannon, 27, of Steelton, was arrested on multiple charges, including arson and institutional vandalism, after Steelton Police and firefighters were called to the St. John Lutheran Church on North 2nd Street and Pine Street on April 11 at around 5:25 p.m.

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Upon arriving at the scene, police say they encountered the church’s 20-foot-tall cross burning from its base…

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