Man arrested for burglary, satanic vandalism of church

A Texas man with a distinctive “656” head tattoo has been busted for desecrating a local Catholic church with satanic graffiti, including the near-match number of the devil, “666,” according to cops.

Isaac Jordan Soto-Olivarez, 27, was booked Thursday in El Paso after police say he was “observed on video surveillance” trashing the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church 10 days earlier.

Cops say they found holy oil poured throughout the church, as well as crosses turned upside down — and “666” scrawled on a rosary candle, mirror and prayer-room tabernacle.

Soto-Olivarez was identified from video of the burglary, police said, without detailing if it was thanks to his distinctive forehead tattoo seen in his booking photo.

While just a digit off from “666,” the number of the devil, “656” is the area code for Juarez, Mexico, although cops and local reports did not mention any ties he may have there.

It is also, ironically, known as the “angel number.”

Along with defacing the church and causing more than $4,000 in damages, Soto-Olivarez allegedly made off with several items from the building that were recovered in his home in the adjacent Shearman neighborhood, the El Paso Times reports.

He attempted to flee arrest but was “quickly apprehended,” El Paso police said.

He was charged with burglary, criminal mischief-damage to a place of worship, evading and resisting arrest and drug possession. He was booked at the El Paso County Jail on a $58,000 bond.

Since the burglary, the church has been cleaned, repaired and blessed, and new security measures have been installed to avoid future incidents, officials said in the latest Sunday bulletin.

“I ask for your prayers for the perpetrator, the police, our parish staff and volunteers, and for the continued blessing and protection of the Most Holy Trinity over our community of faith,” the Rev. Michael L. Lewis wrote.

The incident came less than three months after Soto-Olivarez was released from jail on a $15,000 bond on burglary charges and attempting to escape police custody in January, according to the El Paso County Jail.

That case is still pending. A representative for Soto-Olivarez could not be immediately reached for comment.