December 14, 2005

Elder at church pleads no contest

ARLINGTON (TX)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

ARLINGTON -- An elder at the church where an Arlington minister stands accused of sexually assaulting several congregants pleaded no contest to aggravated perjury Monday in connection with the minister's case. Lisa J. Mikals received a three-year sentence, which was deferred, prosecutor Sean Colston said. Mikals was accused of lying to a grand jury investigating Bishop Terry Hornbuckle, who is in the Tarrant County Jail awaiting trial on six charges of sexual assault, a charge of tampering with a witness, a charge of retaliation against a witness and a drug possession charge. Hornbuckle is the founder of Agape Christian Fellowship on Mayfield Road.

Posted by kshaw at December 14, 2005 07:20 AM