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| Priest arrested in alleged gun scuffle |
| 2002-12-17 |
| A Serbian Orthodox church pastor was arrested Monday, a week after he allegedly threatened to shoot a parishioner during an apparent dispute over church policy but ended up being shot himself. Looks like Christianity is becoming a religion of peace, too... The Rev. Filip Velisavljevic, 54, cooperated with police who took him into custody at his home in Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Harrisburg. Police had been looking for him since Wednesday, when they filed charges in the case. "Anybody seen Father Filip?" "He ain't here, officer. Have you tried his house?" "Why would he be there?" Velisavljevic, who has been with the church for 15 years, is accused of threatening Frederick Pantelich during an apparent argument over how church policy might change as a result of Pantelich's recent election as council president. Velisavljevic A semiautomatic pistol, huh? Maybe I should get me one of those... The scuffle continued outside after Pantelich tried to flee. "Cheeze! A heater! Don't shoot, Father! I'm gettin' out of here!" As the two struggled, the gun went off, grazing the pastor's foot. "Ow!"... No, I don't need one. Too dangerous... Both men were treated at a local hospital. "He started it!" "Did not!" "Did too!" "Who you gonna believe? Him or me?" "I'm a priest, Goddammit!" A woman answering the door at Velisavljevic's home, who said she was his wife, said her husband wasn't home and declined to comment Monday evening. "He ain't here... That guy in the corner with the bag over his head? No, that ain't him..." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 I've heard of priests giving penance before, but this is just too much! |
| Posted by: Mike 2002-12-17 14:23:00 |
| #1 Ironicly arrested in Lebanon. They'd been looking for him for 5 days, only just thought to check his house? |
| Posted by: Chuck 2002-12-17 12:44:56 |