ARLINGTON (TX)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
By NATHANIEL JONES
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
An Arlington minister accused of sexually assaulting congregants walked out of jail Monday morning after posting $1.5 million bail.
Terry Hornbuckle, founder and lead pastor of Agape Christian Fellowship in south Arlington, had been jailed awaiting a hearing on six charges of sexual assault, a charge of tampering with a witness, a charge of retaliation against a witness and a charge of drug possession.
He had been held without bail during the past four months after violating conditions of his release a second time since his arrest in March on the sexual assault charges.
Meanwhile, Hornbuckle’s trial has been moved from state District Judge James R. Wilson’s court to state District Judge Scott Wisch’s court. The move comes after Hornbuckle’s attorney, Mike Heiskell, filed a motion to have Wilson recuse himself for an unexplained reason.