SPOKANE, Wash. — A security camera captured the moment a priest was attacked Tuesday evening, according to church staff of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes.
At approximately 6:30 p.m. on February 4, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes was in the middle of mass when Joshau James Sommers stood up and charged towards Rev. Gaines, hitting him in the face.
According to Father Connell, multiple bystanders helped detain Sommers until police arrived.
Sommers was booked into the Spokane Police Department and charged with third-degree assault, fourth-degree assault, and fourth-degree attempted assault.
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