Black Louisiana Priest Hospitalized After Machete Attack, Race Cited as Possible Motive

St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Neely faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, hate crimes, and home invasion

-- National Catholic Register, --July 17, 2023

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A Catholic priest is in critical but stable condition after he was attacked on the grounds of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Melville, Louisiana, Thursday evening.

Father Stephen Ugwu, the church pastor, was allegedly approached by 58-year-old Johnny Dwayne Neely of Palmetto, Louisiana, the suspect in the case. ---More...

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