Gun-Waving Sermon Lands Pastor in Pokey

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

Gun-Waving Sermon Lands Pastor in Pokey

By Associated Press
Posted November 30 2006, 2:29 PM EST

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. -- The pastor of a Mount Airy church accused of brandishing a gun as part of his sermon is free on bond after being charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.

Jerry Wayne "Dusty" Whitaker, 58, of Mount Airy, was convicted in Virginia in 1990 of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm during drug trafficking.

Members of Whitaker's Victory Baptist Church say they had no knowledge of his criminal background. Whitaker told them he was a retired Virginia state police officer and a retired U.S. marshal who was injured in the line of duty, said Garry Scearce, trustee chairman at Victory Baptist.

Whitaker denies ever telling anyone he was a marshal, but said he worked as a police officer for six years in Montgomery County, Va.

More at: http://www.southflorida.com/news/sns-ap-pastor-arrested,0,2920521.story?track=rss

[Pierre.Suave]

1. HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

...breathe...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

this is too friggin funny.

[piedmont]

2. So a weirdo fundy preacher has a dumb way of making a point. Big whoop.

I wonder how they'll prove it was a real gun.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. I figure that was established by the REAL cop during the arrest.

:shrug:

[piedmont]

4. Nope. Incident happened two months before arrest.

He says it was a toy prop. Why the heck would he say that if he had it on him when arrested?