According to a report from The Smoking Gun, An Ohio woman has been charged with desecration after she allegedly defecated on a church altar, police report.
According to a criminal complaint, Laura Miniard, 26, went into the chapel at Cincinnati’s Good Samaritan Hospital Saturday and “defecated on the altar.” Miniard, seen at right, allegedly used a “fabric runner on an altar to wipe herself.”
Miniard, who lives in a Cincinnati suburb, then took a picture from the chapel and “smeared feces on table of altar.” According to Local12, Miniard was arrested for desecrating a place of worship and booked into the county jail on the felony count. Court filings do not reveal a motive for the alleged desecration.
While bond for Miniard was initially set at $2500, it appears she was released from custody today on her own recognizance. Miniard is next scheduled to appear in Hamilton County Municipal Court on May 25.