Homeless man faces felony for Christmas Eve threat against Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church

[Michie]

A 33-year-old man accused of threatening to release deadly sarin gas during a Christmas Eve service at a Houston megachurch is facing a felony charge.

Houston Police Department officers were dispatched to Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church around 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve after the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Aaron Suppes, called in the threat, according to police.

Suppes claimed he was planning to release sarin gas — an extremely toxic chemical weapon — at the church during the crowded candlelight service, police said.

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Homeless man faces felony for Christmas Eve threat against Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church

A 33-year-old man accused of threatening to release deadly sarin gas during a Christmas Eve service at a Houston megachurch is facing a felony charge

www.christianpost.com

 

[JustaPewFiller]

A 33-year-old man accused of threatening to release deadly sarin gas during a Christmas Eve service at a Houston megachurch is facing a felony charge.

Houston Police Department officers were dispatched to Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church around 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve after the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Aaron Suppes, called in the threat, according to police.

Suppes claimed he was planning to release sarin gas — an extremely toxic chemical weapon — at the church during the crowded candlelight service, police said.

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Homeless man faces felony for Christmas Eve threat against Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church

A 33-year-old man accused of threatening to release deadly sarin gas during a Christmas Eve service at a Houston megachurch is facing a felony charge

www.christianpost.com

From the linked article..

Police say investigators later learned that the suspect had placed another strange call earlier that same day in which Suppes reportedly told 911 dispatchers that he and his sister were being "microwaved from overseas," leading investigators to suspect Suppes' mental health was a factor.

Ya think?!


Seriously though, mental illness among the homeless is a big issue.

I'm glad no one was hurt and I hope he can get the help he needs.

 

[ozso]

It seems a given that a homeless man isn't going to have a laboratory handy.