Woman arrested after allegedly beheading Jesus statue outside Catholic church

A woman was arrested after allegedly decapitating a statue of Jesus outside a Long Island Catholic church, police said.

Deyonna Subert, 41, who police described as "undomiciled," was charged with second-degree criminal mischief in connection with damage to a Sacred Heart of Jesus statue at St. Mary’s Church in East Islip, according to Suffolk County Police.

Police said the statue at the church, located at 118 East Main St., was damaged on May 15 at approximately 11:15 p.m.

"After an investigation by Hate Crimes Unit detectives, Deyonna Subert was arrested outside of 221 West Main Street in Bay Shore at 6:39 a.m.," Suffolk County Police said in a press release Wednesday.

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