Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Whitehead was arrested for assaulting a women
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High-profile Bishop Lamor Whitehead was recently taken into custody for mishandling a woman after a Sunday sermon.
Here is everything you need to know.
Bishop Lamor Whitehead puts his hand on a woman during a live stream
Bishop Lamor Whitehead was arrested on 18th September for allegedly assaulting a woman during a service at his New York church.
According to the reports, the incident occurred in Brooklyn where Whitehead was preaching at the Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministry near Avenue D in Canarsie on Sunday.
In the video, it appears like Whitehead and the women were in a confrontation. The woman is off-camera while a bystander continues to record the incident for a social media live stream.
At some point in the video, the Bishop can be heard saying, ‘You want to come preach? Come on up here.’
He added, ‘I’m gonna make you famous.’
Furthermore, Whitehead is seen telling other congregation members to escort the woman out. However, in the end, he forces her out as he is seen grabbing the woman by the back of the neck and pushing her off camera.
Nevertheless, within an hour an NYPD detective arrived at the church and handcuffed Whitehead informing him that he was charged with assault.
Bishop Lamor Whitehead addresses the incident
Bishop Lamor Whitehead was released a couple of hours later after being arrested. However, he talked about the incident during an interview with the New York Daily News.
He claimed that he charged at women only because he thought she was a threat to him and his family.
Bishop #LamorWhitehead man handles a woman for interrupting Sunday service. pic.twitter.com/UCq0ExBh to
— No Jumper (@nojumper) September 18, 2022Advertisement
Whitehead recalled, ‘She came in the middle aisle and just [started] cussing me out, calling me all types of names, calling me all types of things. She came back storming toward my wife and my 10-month-old baby.’
He continued, ‘She went toward my wife and that’s when I grabbed her. I grabbed her and took her out of my church. All I could remember was the guys with the guns who put their gun in my baby’s face.’
Social media users react to Bishop Lamor Whitehead’s viral video
Many social media users took to Twitter to condemn Bishop Lamor Whitehead for his actions.
A user wrote, ‘Lamor Whitehead is a disgrace.’
Lamor Whitehead is a disgrace
— MJ (@According2MJ) September 19, 2022
Furthermore, another chimed in saying, ‘Bishop Lamor Whitehead is the epitome of the type of Pastor and/or Bishop that you should be protecting your spirit from. He’s proven he’s nasty time and time again. Now he’s choked a congregant.’
Bishop Lamor Whitehead is the epitome of the type of Pastor and/or Bishop that you should be protecting your spirit from. He’s proven he’s nasty time and time again. Now he’s choked a congregant.
— MeekianaMill (@202NATALIEE) September 19, 2022
