Teen accused of torching Mississippi synagogue posted hospital selfie of severe burns …

The man accused of torching a Mississippi synagogue posted a graphic selfie hours after the antisemitic attack, showing off his nasty burns. Stephen Pittman, 19, shared the grisly shot on Snapchat Saturday — the same day Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson was gutted by a pre-dawn inferno, the Clarion Ledger reported. Pittman raised his swollen and severely burned left hand in the photo while his bemused face was covered in pink scorch marks. Stephen Pittman, 19, posted the photo of the synagogue fire. Snapchat/Spencer Pittman It remains unclear whether he was in custody when the selfie was posted, but Pittman was arrested Saturday after his father found him covered in burns and he allegedly confessed to the crime. Beth Israel was left severely damaged after the fire, which was set by a masked individual caught on security footage dumping a can of gasoline across its lobby and halls. The blaze destroyed the synagogue’s library and administrative offices along with several valuable Torahs, but the rest of the building was mercifully spared and there were no casualties. Pittman was turned in to police by his father, and the teen allegedly confessed once he was in custody. The damage sustained during a
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