Connecticut pastor charged with selling crystal meth out of church rectory
Woodbury, CT, clergyman reportedly caught with meth in rock and liquid form; released on $10,000 bail
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Connecticut pastor has been arrested on allegations that he sold crystal meth out of his church's rectory, police said.
The reverend of a United Methodist Church in Woodbury was taken into custody Friday after police received a tip about the drugs, authorities said.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The pastor was charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell, possession of a controlled substance and use of drug paraphernalia, among other charges.
A Connecticut pastor has been arrested for allegedly selling crystal meth from his church's rectory. (FOX News)
The reverend was released on $10,000 bail and was ordered to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on Feb. 23.
Phone and email messages were left Monday for the pastor and the church.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}State police said in a news release that the pastor was found in possession of crystal methamphetamine in both rock form and that had been liquefied into a hypodermic needle.
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Police said they arrested the pastor at the site of a purported drug deal set up by a cooperating witness who had tipped them off, the Republican-American of Waterbury reported.