Chinese Illegal Alien Accused of Escaping Federal Prison After Setting Fire to Alabama Church

An illegal alien from China who was sentenced last year for setting fire to a historic Alabama church in 2021 is now accused of escaping the federal prison where she was serving her sentence.

On September 30, 2021, 31-year-old Xiaoquin Yan of China set four fires in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church Montgomery in Montgomery, Alabama. Yan caused tens of thousands of dollars of damage to the church {snip}

Yan had been scoping the church out for months prior to the fire and had referred to the church’s pastors as “rich white men.”

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