A \u201cminor conflict\u201d between the wives of a \npastor and youth pastor at a West Virginia church resulted in gunfire, \nleading to the arrest of the pastor\u2019s wife for wanton endangerment.<\/p>\n
According to\u00a0The Register Herald, \n the pastor\u2019s wife, Melinda Frye Toney, 44, was charged on Aug. 22, \nafter surveillance video captured at the New Life Apostolic Church in \nOak Hill on May 11, showed what happened when she allegedly fired a \npistol in the church\u2019s parking lot.<\/p>\n
Fayette Sheriff\u2019s Detective Kevin Willis, who also confirmed the \nincident with The Christian Post on Friday, told the publication that \nToney had an ongoing dispute with Lori Haywood, 29, who is the wife of \nNew Life Apostolic Youth Pastor David Haywood.<\/p>\n
On May 11, the two women argued over a themed T-shirt that Haywood \nhad worn to an event at the church and it was \u201cthe straw that broke the \ncamel\u2019s back,\u201d Willis said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pastor and the youth pastor had thought, \u2018Maybe we could get \nthem together, we can hash this out and fix this before it escalates,\u2019\u201d \nWillis explained. \u201cOf course, it just made it worse, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n
Haywood, who was at the church with her children on May 11, said that \n before the shooting, she \u201ccalled out\u201d Toney for making dishonest \nstatements.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
New Life Apostolic Church, Oak Hill, W.V.\u00a0|\u00a0Screenshot: Google<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a disagreement, and when we sat down to talk, I called her out,\u201d Haywood said. \u201cAnd she lost it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Willis said Toney reacted to the dispute by walking to her vehicle in the church parking lot to grab a gun.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt some point, the suspect leaves the church and goes outside and retrieves a firearm,\u201d he said. \u201cSo then, whenever she comes outside of the church, the husband is with her and realizes what she is doing and goes to grab her, and it goes off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Haywood said she was stunned that she\u00a0almost lost her life.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were just trying to leave, peaceful,\u201d she said. \u201cThe reason for the shooting was stupid, and very unnecessary.\u201d<\/p>\n
Haywood told police she believes Toney intended to shoot her, but Willis said the matter was still being investigated.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t say she did actually shoot (at Haywood), what the \ncircumstances were, because you can\u2019t really tell (from the video). But \nwe do know the gun did discharge,\u201d the detective said.<\/p>\n
He noted that at the time of the shooting, Toney legally held a \nconcealed weapon permit and argued that it \u201cshould be revoked\u201d once the \ncourt matter is settled.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to say she\u2019s mentally ill,\u201d Willis told\u00a0The Register Herald. \n \u201cI\u2019m going to say that, if there is some type of mental influence to \nthat, we would probably find that out, later. I\u2019m sure at some point in \ntime, somebody may ask for an evaluation.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Toney said nothing at the time of her arrest, she insisted on her\u00a0Facebook page\u00a0last Wednesday that she is an \u201covercomer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes I wonder how I make it through life with all of curve \nballs that keep being thrown my way \u2026. but I continue to hold on\u2026. \ncause GOD said he wouldn\u2019t leave me and he would be there through the \ngood and bad, and no matter what GOD has proven himself time and time \nagain!\u00a0<\/p>\n
She added, \u201cFriends and Family may let you down, things don\u2019t go like they are planned and troubles may come our way, but if we would put GOD 1st in ALL we do \u2026all of life and other things will fall into place. I refuse to be defeated I am a overcomer through Christ!!!\u201d.<\/p>\n
File Photo A \u201cminor conflict\u201d between the wives of a pastor and youth pastor at a West Virginia church resulted in gunfire, leading to the arrest of the pastor\u2019s wife for wanton endangerment. According to\u00a0The Register Herald, the pastor\u2019s wife, Melinda Frye Toney, 44, was charged on Aug. 22, after surveillance video captured at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":697172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-697171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-odd-but-true"],"yoast_head":"\n
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