NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – Metro Police reward a North Nashville pastor for stopping a person who pulled out a gun whereas in church on Sunday morning.
Police mentioned 26-year-old Dezire Baganda was sitting on the Nashville Gentle Mission Pentecostal Church on Trinity Lane. When police mentioned Baganda, with a firearm in hand, walked as much as the altar the place a number of parishioners and the pastor had been praying.
Baganda was waving the gun round when, in keeping with police, he advised everybody to stand up and “pointed the handgun on the congregation.” That is when police mentioned the pastor “rapidly tackled Baganda” earlier than he was in a position to fireplace his weapon.
Lots of the church members assisted the pastor as they labored to disarm Baganda and maintain him to the bottom till the arrival of the police.
Baganda was not a church member, however the pastor advised police that he attended earlier companies.
Police have charged Baganda with 15 counts of felony aggravated assault. Police added that a number of counts are anticipated to be added on the first of the week.
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