Church `disrupter' acquited
guilty yesterday, but told to stay away from services in future.
John Richard Warren-Tucker, 23, of Glebe Road, Pembroke, had been in prison since January 19 awaiting trial, the Wor. John Judge was told.
The man was charged with twice disrupting services of the Revival Assembly of Bermuda on Ewing Street.
On November 20 of last year, Warren-Tucker was accused of breaching the peace and using threatening behaviour. Last month, on January 19, he was charged with troubling a minister who was officiating in a place of worship, damaging a door bell, and vagrancy.
Rev. Isaiah Johnson of the Revival Assembly told court Warren-Tucker caused trouble at revival meetings by taking keys, picking up books and walking around, turning up the public address system, turning on the television, and turning off the lights.
The church tried to work with Warren-Tucker, and the man "came around quite nicely'' until about Christmas, Rev. Johnson said. But now, "whenever he comes, I have to call the Police.''.
But Rev. Johnson asked that charges against Warren-Tucker be dismissed. After consulting with Police, the minister said he had written Warren-Tucker a letter telling him to stay off the church property, adding the church would like to help him get psychological help.
Mr. Judge told the man that since he was unable to post bail he had already been punished as much or more than he would have been if found guilty. "You can go now, but don't go around there causing trouble,'' he said.
"If you're in need of any medical help, you should get it,'' Mr. Judge added.
"Your behaviour doesn't make much sense to me.'' Warren-Tucker said he was drinking before he caused the trouble.
