Tuesday, April 24, 2018

UPDATED::Toledo pastor, family charged with aggravated robbery - The Blade

UPDATE:: Toledo pastor, family, found guilty in Sunday school teacher attack 
A Toledo pastor and two family members arrested after an altercation with a Sunday School teacher at their church pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor charges in Toledo Municipal Court.

The Rev. Anthony Morris, 50, who had been pastor at St. Paul's AME Zion Church, pleaded no contest to assault, a first-degree misdemeanor. His wife, Zelda Morris, 46, pleaded no contest to criminal endangering, also a first-degree misdemeanor, and the couple's daughter, Kamali Morris, 18, pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct, a fourth-degree misdemeanor.

Judge Amy Berling found all three of them guilty and scheduled sentencing for May 21. The pastor and his wife each face up to six months in jail, while their daughter faces up to 30 days in jail.
A downtown Toledo pastor and his family are accused of robbing a Sunday school teacher at the church over the weekend.

St. Paul’s AME Zion Church Pastor Anthony Morris, 49, along with his wife, Zelda Morris, 46, and 19-year-old daughter Kamali Morris, are each charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, a first-degree felony.

Nickema Turner, 39, of Maumee was teaching Sunday school at the church, 954 Belmont Ave., when the younger woman grabbed her by the hair, according to a Toledo police report.

Toledo pastor, family charged with aggravated robbery - The Blade

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