In recent weeks, communities in central Texas have been dealing with a spreading plague of neo-Nazi organizing and vandalism, culminating in an arson attack on an Austin synagogue. But thanks to some sleuthing work by Austin Fire Department’s arson squad, investigators were able to track down and arrest the alleged perpetrator this week. Franklin Barrett Sechriest, 18, of nearby San Marcos was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of arson, a first-degree felony, after the exterior of the Congregation Beth Israel was torched on Halloween. An affidavit filed in the case said that Sechriest was identified after security cameras caught images of the black SUV he drove to commit the arson—and its license plates. Read more