Childersburg neighbor mix-up ends with pastor in handcuffs
Pastor Michael Jennings says he was wrongfully arrested for watering neighbor's yard
Childersburg neighbor mix-up ends with pastor in handcuffs
Pastor Michael Jennings says he was wrongfully arrested for watering neighbor's yard
CHILDERSBURG NEIGHBORHOOD JUST DOWN THE ROAD HERE FROMHE T POLICE DEPARTMENT. TELL ME THEY LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER. THAT’S WHAT PASRTO JENNINGS WAS DOING YESTERDAY WATERING. HIS NEIGHRSBO FLOWER BED. WELL TONIGHT HE’S UPSET THAT POLICE OFFICSER TOOK TSHI NEIGHBOR MIX-UP AND IT’S A BAD SITUATION. IT’S IN THE BARN. JUST ONE DAY AFTER BONDING OUT OF A TALLADEGA COUNTY JLAI PASTOR. MICHAEL. JENNINGS IS SOMEHOW IN GOOD SPIRITS. I KNOW THE LORD’S ON MY SIDE. I KNOW I WAS RIGHT AND I KNOW GOD GONNA WORK EVERYTHING OUT FOR AFTER CHURCH SUNDAY JENNINGS DECIDED TO WATER. HIS NEIGHBOR’S FLOWER BED WHILE THEY’RE OUT OF TOWN. I WAS IN THE AIR RIGHT HERE RIGHT AROUND THROUGH THERE A NEIGHBOR WHO LESIV NEAR THE 6TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD DIDN’T RECOGNIZE THEAS PTOR AND CALLED POLICE WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED JENNINGS TOLD THEM HIS NAME WHAT HE WAS DOING. THEN THINGS GOT HEATED HE CAME UP SCREAMING IT. UYO NEED TO SHUT UP SHUT YOUR MOUTH AS YOU DON’T TELL ME TO SHUT UP BOY. OH YOU ON THE REST JENNINGS LIVES ACROSS THE STREET. HE DIDN'’ HAVE HIS IDEA ONAND. H HE SAYS HE REFUSED TO SHARE IT WITH OFFICERS. OH AND DEATH IN A WALK. OH, YOU KNOW TROT BACK OVER HERE GETTING THAT. I PROBABLY YOU KNOW WITH SOME BULLETS IN THE BACK AND I’M NOT GONNA GO FOR THAT DURING THE INCIDENT. HIS NEIGHBOR CAME OUT BEGGING OFFICERS NOT TO ARREST HIM AND SHE WAS KIND OF WHOA. WHOA, THAT'S’PASTOR. JENNINGS SAID, I KNOW HE’S OUR NEIGHBOR. DON’T DON’T ARREST HIM. I DIDN’T WHO IT WAS MEAN. IT DIDN’T MATTER WITH THEM AT RPORAIT CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS. JENNINGS SAYS HE’S NOT SURPRISED WITH HOW HE SWA TREATED IT PAINS HIM MORE TO SHARE HIS SRYTO WITH HIS SON. THEY HAD TO VIEW THAT DON’T MATTER WHAT COLOR YOUR SKIN IS. IF YOU GET AN EDUCATION DAD. AND YOU SHOW THAT UYO TRYING IT WON’T JUDGE. BUT IT DON’T MATTER. ABOUT A PASTOR 31 YEARS. IT DON’T MATTER DESTEPI WHAT’S HAPPENED. JENNING SAYS HE’LL KEEP PRAYING FOR OFFICERS SAFETY ON THE JOB. HEAS H THIS ADVICE FOR THE CHIEF. I STILL PRAY FOR HIM. THA’'S ALL I CAN SAY WHAT THEY DIDAS W WRONG AND THEY NEED MORE TRAINING. A JENNINGS TELLS ME HE HAS NO ILL WILL AGAINST HIS NEIGHBOR WHO CALLED POLICE BECAUSE SHE WAS LOOKING OUT TODAY. I GOT A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THE POLICE CHIEF. HE TELLS ME HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF FIGURING OUT ALL SIDES OF THE STORY. I DID SEE HIM SPEAK WITH MR. JENNINGS AND HE PLANS ON FOLLOWING UP WITH HIM AT SOME POINT TODAY AND HE PLANS ON SPEAKING WITH ME OR GIVING ME A ST ATEMENT TOMORROW IN THE ME ANTIME, MR. JENNING SAYS HE PLANS ON FIGHT HE PLANS ON FIGHTING THIS IN COURT COME JULY LIVE IN CHILDERSBURG. I’M MAGDAL.
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Childersburg neighbor mix-up ends with pastor in handcuffs
Pastor Michael Jennings says he was wrongfully arrested for watering neighbor's yard
Pastor Michael Jennings was just being a good Samaritan. He told WVTM 13 that when his neighbors are out of town, they watch each other's houses. Sunday evening, while watering his neighbor's flower bed, a neighbor who didn't know it was him called the police. This led to him being put in handcuffs. Learn more in the video above.
CHILDERSBURG, Ala. —
Pastor Michael Jennings was just being a good Samaritan.
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He told WVTM 13 that when his neighbors are out of town, they watch each other's houses. Sunday evening, while watering his neighbor's flower bed, a neighbor who didn't know it was him called the police. This led to him being put in handcuffs.
Learn more in the video above.