A former church security guard who was captured when he fell through the ceiling during a police standoff in Hoover has pleaded guilty to second-degree rape.
Thomas Raburn “Tommy” Farris, 45, of Leeds, was initially charged with first-degree rape in the forcible rape of a juvenile girl that happened in a playhouse/shed in McCalla in 2020.
Farris has pleaded guilty in Tuscaloosa County to second-degree rape, according to court records. His sentencing is set for June 18…