‘We would be gone!’: Religious sect reacts after search warrant served, members arrested at Walker County campsite
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EMPIRE, Ala. (WBRC) – It was an unexpected wake-up call Tuesday, Dec. 30, for Lando and others living at a campsite off York Mountain Road and Blackberry Ridge Road.
“I heard a noise, I woke up, I come outside,” recalled Lando, whose followers call him Reverend Lamp.
“I seen [one of Lando’s followers], he’s looking bad,” Lando said. “They snatched his hair out of his head.”
As Lando said this, a young man standing to his right held out a clump of dread locks that he says came from the back of his head.
Around 15 people have been living at the site for about five months, Lando said. He told WBRC that he is the leader of a spiritual ministry called, “More than the Prophet Ministries.”
The group of people with Lando are from various parts of the United States, including California, New York, Florida and Georgia. They believe Lando is an incarnation of Jesus Christ.
Talking with WBRC, Lando called himself, “the only begotten son of the living God.”
In the video, Smith said the operation had been in the works for months. He said a handgun and narcotics were recovered at the campsite, and some arrests were made.
“We have arrested some of the individuals connected to this campsite,” said Smith. “We have released the others, they are getting their belongings and they are leaving the property.”
Three members of the group were arrested for refusing to give their names to authorities, according to Lando.
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