Early Monday around 3 in the morning, the Ivy Bluff Methodist Church caught fire and burned to the ground. After an investigation was done Tuesday, it was believed that the fire was intentionally set. Cannon County Sheriff’s Department investigator Anthony Young and an Agent from the Tennessee State Bomb and Arson investigated the fire and Wednesday made an arrest in the case. 22 year old Ezra Marino from Morrison was arrested and charged with Arson Of A Place Of Worship. The structure was valued at over $400,000.00 The investigation is still ongoing at this time as investigators are trying to find out the motive. Marino was a member of the Church.
