Former pastor says Fifth Ward church donated money, cooked for woman accused of fake abuse fraud

Members of a northeast Houston church say they fell victim to the same woman Eyewitness News profiled Wednesday night.

For the last two years, police say Joanna Knight has been soliciting money from people under the guise of needing a place to stay after fleeing an abusive husband.

Court records show she was already out on bond for a theft charge on Sept. 6 when Jonathan Russell said Knight approached him and his wife in Truffly Park…

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