A man burst into a Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn, where he damaged a handful of religious items before being taken into custody, officials said Saturday.<\/p>\n
Keeonn Wilson, 33, is facing multiple counts of criminal mischief for his bizarre assault on St. Matthew Roman Catholic Church<\/a> on Eastern Parkway near Utica Ave. in Crown Heights, cops said.<\/p>\n Wilson disrupted a prayer service as he entered the church around 11:20 a.m. Friday. Once inside, he damaged several religious items, including an incense holder and two candle holders, cops said.<\/p>\n Church staffers called police, who found Wilson at the scene and took him into custody without incident.<\/p>\n \u201cThe parishioners will keep this man in their prayers as they pray for the sick and distressed of their community every day,\u201d said John Quaglione, a spokesperson for the Diocese of Brooklyn. \u201cWe are hopeful this man could receive the mental health assistance he needs.\u201d<\/p>\n Wilson caused about $7,500 worth of damage before he was taken out of the church, police said. His arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Saturday.<\/p>\n Wilson lives in South Carolina. A motive for the vandalism was not immediately disclosed.<\/p>\n Friday\u2019s church attack took place about a week after police announced their search for a man carrying a LGBTQ rainbow flag who vandalized three Queens churches in a 20-minute span<\/a>, spray-painting graffiti calling them \u201canti-gay cults.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n