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A 23-year-old Texas man armed with a loaded revolver and more than 100 rounds of ammunition was tackled by a church security team member inside a downtown Houston church service before he could open fire, court documents show.
Emmanuel Ahsono Mbwavi faces two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the March 15 incident at Eden Church Houston, a church plant which holds services at the Post Entertainment Center in downtown Houston on Sunday mornings, according to Harris County court records.
A member of the church’s security team, Fernando Romo, recognized Mbwavi upon his arrival wearing a backpack. Mbwavi had been asked to leave the property roughly two months earlier after trying to hand out "concerning" flyers to parishioners, court documents state.
Pastor Jared Darby, who is listed as a Bible teacher on the website for Faithbridge, a church located in Spring, Texas, instructed the security team to monitor him.
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Emmanuel Ahsono Mbwavi faces two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the March 15 incident at Eden Church Houston, a church plant which holds services at the Post Entertainment Center in downtown Houston on Sunday mornings, according to Harris County court records.
A member of the church’s security team, Fernando Romo, recognized Mbwavi upon his arrival wearing a backpack. Mbwavi had been asked to leave the property roughly two months earlier after trying to hand out "concerning" flyers to parishioners, court documents state.
Pastor Jared Darby, who is listed as a Bible teacher on the website for Faithbridge, a church located in Spring, Texas, instructed the security team to monitor him.
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Gun-wielding man arrested at Texas church with Notes app message to 'kill' pastor: 'I am a prophet called Warlock'
A 23-year-old Texas man armed with a loaded revolver and more than 100 rounds of ammunition was tackled by a church security team member inside a downtown Houston church service before he could open
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