Pastor Arrested in Union City
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A pastor in Union City was arrested Tuesday. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Grady Evans, 34, of Union City, was arrested on a fugitive warrant based on a Virginia warrant charging him with the use of a communications device to solicit a minor. Detectives in Fairfax County, VA contacted the TBI Technical Services Unit to assist in the search for and arrest of Evans. Authorities stated a search warrant for exploitation of a minor by electronic means was executed on the First Church of God located on South Miles Avenue in Union City. Officials said Evans was booked in the Obion County Jail and has waived extradition. He will be transported to Fairfax County, Virginia to face the charge. “I think that’s pretty bad, you know, a man of God supposed to be leading kids, you know, and try to show them the way to turn around and do something like that,” said Earnest Smith, who Lives in Union City. According to the website for First Church of God, the church was set to host a youth conference this weekend. The Union City Police Department also assisted in the search and arrest.
