KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A man who previously identified himself to police officers as “God” is accused of breaking into a Knoxville church and setting a flag on fire. The incident caused about $2,000 in damages, according to an arrest report.
The report says that just before 7 a.m. on Aug. 31, Knoxville law enforcement responded to a reported disturbance at Mt. Olive Baptist Church on Maryville Pike. There, staff members told the responding officers there was a man in the church who had been “trespassed from the church multiple times.”
During the search for the suspect, officers said in the report they could smell a burnt odor. The source of the smell was found to be a flag that had been set on fire which also burned the wall and carpet…