Communion-wafer caper: Suspect grabbed
The 33-year-old was cornered by other churchgoers until police arrived
The Associated Press
updated 6:11 p.m. ET, Tues., Nov. 11, 2008
JENSEN BEACH, Fla. - Police in Florida said they arrested a Connecticut man after he tried to steal communion wafers during a church service. The Martin County Sheriff's Office said a 33-year-old man was cornered by fellow churchgoers when he grabbed a handful of wafers from the priest during communion services Saturday.
The Stuart News reported that the man was being held down by six or seven offended parishioners when deputies arrived at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Jensen Beach.
Police say two parishioners, ages 82 and 61, received minor injuries in the scuffle.
The man was charged with two counts of simple battery, theft and disruption of a religious assembly. He was being held Tuesday on $2,000 bond at the Martin County Jail.
I feel like I want to say something about this, but I just don't know what to say.
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Just think of all the wafers he could have purchased with $2k.
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