BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man has been arrested in connection with vandalism at two churches in East Baton Rouge Parish and a third church in Livingston Parish.

According to deputies, Jimmie Mouton, 24, is charged with institutional vandalism. The charge is for a person who knowingly vandalizes, defaces, or damages a church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship.

Authorities said the churches where the vandalism took place are located along Greenwell Springs Road in East Baton Rouge Parish and on Lockhart Road in Livingston Parish.

Deputies went to Lockhart Baptist Church around 11 a.m. on Monday, September 1, to investigate an overnight report that graffiti had been sprayed onto the place of worship. According to Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason

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