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WEBSTER COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A man was arrested after he allegedly walked into Saint Michael's Parish Catholic Church in Sebree, Kentucky, and strangled the priest.
According to an arrest citation, on December 23, Steven Sargent walked into the church only wearing a t-shirt and underwear.
When arriving on the scene, officers say Sargent was yelling, causing several children to cry.
The priest told officers that "Sargent walked into the church and began yelling and saying disrespectful things about the religion." He says that he approached Sargent and told him to leave. According to the arrest citation, Sargent then "hit the priest in the chest and put both hands around his neck and began strangling him."
The arrest citation states that three men in the church restrained Sargent until police arrived.
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According to an arrest citation, on December 23, Steven Sargent walked into the church only wearing a t-shirt and underwear.
When arriving on the scene, officers say Sargent was yelling, causing several children to cry.
The priest told officers that "Sargent walked into the church and began yelling and saying disrespectful things about the religion." He says that he approached Sargent and told him to leave. According to the arrest citation, Sargent then "hit the priest in the chest and put both hands around his neck and began strangling him."
The arrest citation states that three men in the church restrained Sargent until police arrived.
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Kentucky man arrested after allegedly strangling priest during church service
A man was arrested after he allegedly walked into Saint Michael's Parish Catholic Church in Sebree, Kentucky, and strangled the priest.
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