One of four charges pending against the teen-ager accused of burning the Leesburg Grace Brethren Church was dismissed this morning after the defense moved for a judgment on evidence. Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Rex Reed dismissed one count of attempted theft because he didn't think that the state had sufficient evidence.The other three charges - arson, burglary and theft - will remain in place for the trial. Timothy Grevenstuk allegedly introduced himself as the "church burner," two former inmates of Kosciusko County Jail testified Tuesday. Gene England and Nathan Olinger both testified that Grevenstuk was a fellow inmate in their cell block at the jail in the fall of 1997.Both men said Grevenstuk called himself the "church burner" and allegedly threatened to burn down Olinger's house if Olinger did not stop teasing him.
TIFFANY SHAW, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016