Suspect arrested in death of priest at beach home

WAVELAND, MS The Rev. Edward E. Everitt was found Monday by a caretaker at a house being use as a weekend retreat in Waveland, about 40 miles east of New Orleans. Everitt was a 70-year-old priest at Holy Ghost and Our Lady of Pompeii churches in Hammond, La.

The church is a member of the Dominican Order and operates a school in the Hammond community about 50 miles northwest of New Orleans.

Police arrested a suspect about 6 a.m. Tuesday in Polk County, Fla. Authorities are not sure what the motive for the shooting was, but did say the priest's vehicle was missing.