Members of cult led by man who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ arrested at their campsite in rural Alabama
Several people living in a campground near the Empire community, AlabamaAs part of a religious cult, they believe their leaders are incarnations jesus christwas arrested.
About 15 people from across the country have been living in the area for five months with Lando, the leader of “More Than a Prophet” who calls himself “the only born son of the living.” God” WBRC reports.
Authorities executed a search warrant at the site after a months-long investigation with assistance from the Blount County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith announced Tuesday.
Some people associated with the site were arrested, while others were released and told to pack their belongings and leave the property, Smith said in a social media video.
Lando, whose followers call him Reverend Lamp, told WBRC that the three members were arrested because they refused to give their names to authorities.
Lando, known as Reverend Lamp to ‘More Than Prophet Ministries’ followers, said three members were arrested at a campground in Alabama after they refused to identify themselves to authorities (WBRC)
While Lando and his followers said they were handcuffed and laid face down during Tuesday’s search, it is unclear what role DHS played. Lando claimed that agents questioned the members about their U.S. citizenship.
Authorities said they also found a gun and drugs during the search. Lando claimed the gun belonged to a person who no longer lived there. camp and the drug found was stated to be marijuana.
Lando said the group moved from Arkansas to the campground in Alabama, where they lived on property owned by a woman to whom they paid monthly rent.
After being told to leave in November, some members were already gone, while the rest were preparing to move out by the end of December, when the search warrant was executed.
“Look, we already [cleaning the campsite]…We would be gone,” Lando told WBRC.
Lando said that the gun found at the campsite belonged to a former resident, and the drug found was marijuana (WBRC).
Lando claimed that the group would follow the authorities’ orders, but wished they had approached the situation differently.
Lando said, “If you had woken me up and said, ‘Hey man, y’all had to go,’ I’d have said, ‘Yeah, we’re leaving today!’ he said.
Independent Smith contacted the Blount County Sheriff’s Office and DHS for comment.
One instagram And Topics The account, which appears to belong to Lando, describes the group’s teachings as “100 percent life, death and resurrection of Jesus!”
In one of many Instagram video posts Since the warrant, Lando has apparently been telling his supporters: “To all my beautiful people in Walker County, you all really showed up and I really wasn’t expecting that. Honestly.”
“I think God put us there for a reason: To show that there are good people everywhere. Honest, hard-working people,” he said.
