September 7, 2010
DAYTON, TX - A former Dayton pastor and fire department chaplain has pleaded guilty to
arson and insurance fraud after burning down his own house in Kerrville, Texas.
According to records obtained from the 198th District Court in Kerr County, Phillip Lorne Lovin, 47, of San Antonio, pleaded guilty to arson and insurance fraud on July 9.
Lovin is a former pastor of Midway Baptist Church in Dayton and also served as the chaplain for the Westlake Volunteer Fire Department in 2008.