Update: Man Threatened to Burn Down Matthais' Lot Church, Shoot Pastor, Police Say

The man, who told police he practices witchcraft and hears demons, phoned in the threat Sunday.

A man who told police he practices witchcraft phoned in threats against Matthais' Lot Church and the church's pastor on Sunday. He left messages telling the church pastor, Marc Sikma, that he would burn the St. Charles church building down. Police said Derek M. Ficik, 26, of the 12100 block of Sagemeadow Lane in Maryland Heights, also told Sikma he would “look Pastor Sikma directly in the eyes and tell him to pray to God right before he puts a bullet in his head.” “He further threatened to burn Christianity and all its followers and he would fill the seas with Christian blood,” according to St. Charles Police probable cause statement. St. Charles Police provided updated information Wednesday afternoon in a news release. Police said in the …

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