A pastor claimed that drugs provides people nearer to God, in accordance with police reports.The pastor from Fountain Hills, Arizona, was arrested for allegedly dealing heroin, methamphetamine and other drugs for what he considered for spiritual purposes.Deputies are worried that a few of his customers might have been children. Mark Derksen, 63, a youth pastor who visited nursing homes, told deputies that drugs brought his customers "nearer to God."
The pastor is really a drug addict who'd around 30 clients daily routinely giving drugs away free of charge to activate potential customers, in accordance with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The Sheriff's Office initially suspected Derksen was selling drugs after he received a warning couple of years ago. But we did not have enough information to act on until deputies said they bought drugs while undercover from Derksen on Wednesday afternoon.
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The drug deal generated a search warrant and police raids found heroin, methamphetamine, Oxycontin and weapons in his apartment, based on the local TV station. Derksen was taken fully to a hospital for an undisclosed reason.
But authorities have yet to discover Derksen's supplier, a nearby Arizona newspaper reported. "This case isn't over yet," Arpaio said. "My warning to Fountain Hills, my hometown, isn't done yet." Despite Derksen's Faith Mountain Christian Church was closed down, he remained active in the neighborhood religious community. Another woman was arrested in the apartment for drugs and outstanding warrants.
But authorities have yet to discover Derksen's supplier, a nearby Arizona newspaper reported. "This case isn't over yet," Arpaio said. "My warning to Fountain Hills, my hometown, isn't done yet." Despite Derksen's Faith Mountain Christian Church was closed down, he remained active in the neighborhood religious community. Another woman was arrested in the apartment for drugs and outstanding warrants.
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