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UPDATE: Albuquerque Church Stabbing Assailant in Custody, Formally Charged
Albuquerque police have arrested 24-year-old Lawrence Capener for the multiple stabbing incident at the St. Judas Thaddeus Church yesterday afternoon.
Capener allegedly without apparent provocation starting stabbing choir members around 12:15 p.m. after leaping from his pew and yelling out “Fake Preacher!”
Capener was tackled by church members but not before four individuals were stabbed with non-life threatening injuries. Capener has been formally charged this morning with three counts of aggravated battery and according to AP is being held in jail on a $75,000 bond.
This mega-church of the Albuquerque Archdiocese was recently expanded to accommodate 1,200 churchgoers. Albuquerque’s west side has seen a lot of growth and population diversity over the last several years. Archbishop of Sante Fe Michael Sheehan reports that on average 4,000 parishioners attend Sunday mass at St. Judas Thaddeus.
Published in Latino Daily News
2013-04-29 12:17:36
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