Rival church-goers violently attack pastor

Posted at: 11/29/2010 6:18 PM | Updated at: 11/29/2010 8:22 PM
By: Joe Bartels, KOB Eyewitness News 4; Taryn Bianchin, KOB.com

Roswell police say a pastor was attacked by members of another church in Roswell. They also say this is not the first time they’ve had problems with the church.

Police responded to three separate incidents involving men affiliated with Old Paths Baptist Church going to other churches to protest.

On Sunday morning, their protest turned violent. Police believe the trouble started as some members of the Baptist church went to Church on the Move in Roswell to protest an apparent difference in their views on the scriptures.

Police say things quickly escalated when Caesar Chavez, Jeremy De Los Santos, and Rolando Iglecias began holding up signs and shouting loudly outside.

“Three different gentlemen jumped on top of one of our associate pastors and knocked him down,â€