A Washington state priest whose assault was captured on a church livestream during a service devoted to healing said he did not know his attacker and had never seen him before.
The Rev. Worshippers intervened and restrained the suspect, a year-old man, until authorities arrived, a Spokane police spokesman said. He was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault and is being held on outstanding felony warrants, the spokesman said.
The police spokesman said it is not clear what prompted the attack, which happened at p. Tuesday during what Gaines described as a Novena service in which churchgoers pray for healing over nine days.
Gaines had just given the bishop his prayer card and knelt when, he said, he saw a man running toward the church sanctuary. In a video of the assault, the man — wearing shorts and a sweatshirt — appears to strike Gaines before a brief struggle.
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