Third Hour Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Utah news outlets are reporting this morning that six male missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were held a gunpoint for over an hour by a man in West Valley City last night (June 20, 2019). You can watch the KSL news report by following this link. ABC4 News reports that according to officials, the missionaries were visiting a man in his trailer home at about 8:00 pm. Police say the man was intoxicated. He pulled a gun on the young missionaries and would not allow the missionaries to leave for over an hour. Eventually, the missionaries helped the man calm down and were permitted to leave. According to KSL.com, the missionaries contacted their mission president, followed by the police. ABC4 reports that officers found three guns at the residence. 46-year-old Paul Marquez "now faces charges for aggravated assault, kidnapping and possession of a firearm by a restricted person." Thankfully, police say none of the missionaries were injured. Utah news outlets will be updating this story as details unfold. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Yeesh! Glad everyone is safe and unhurt. Midwest LDS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 I'm glad the missionaries are safe. What would be the reason that SIX missionaries would visit one person? Is that normal? M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Thank God they are all safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwest LDS Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Maureen said: I'm glad the missionaries are safe. What would be the reason that SIX missionaries would visit one person? Is that normal? M. It's not typical but it happens. On my mission we had a couple instances where we'd have that many over for a member dinner or if we needed district or zone leaders over for a baptism interview. It's possible that the local companship didn't feel safe, and had several other sets over for that reason. If that's the case they probabbly shouldn't have gone over, but hindsight is 20/20. I'm just so glad no one was hurt. Edited June 23, 2019 by Midwest LDS Just_A_Guy and Maureen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday21 Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 How upsetting for everyone involved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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