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Burton man accused in church attack: What we know about his past
There are still many questions about who the attacker is and why this happened. The why question might take longer to answer, but we do know *who* is being accused. Local 4 examines his background. His name. Thomas Jacob Sanford. He went by "Jake." He was 40 years old, born in July 1985. He graduated from Goodrich High School in 2003. He was a former Marine. Serving from 2004 to 2008. He is the father of a 10-year-old boy with a rare illness. He lived in Burton, just nine miles from the church he attacked.