The pastor at the Global Outreach Church in Melbourne, FL, his son and a member of the church were arrested by Federal authorities for their roles in the violent Trumpist insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. Jim Cusick, his son Casey and David Lesperance face multiple charges, including entering restricted grounds, disorderly conduct and violent entry of the Capitol building. As the vast majority of the seditionists that have been arrested so far, the trio was compromised by their own social media accounts and tipsters, with the initial tip coming just two weeks following the riot. From the Orlando Sentinel's account:
"FBI agents interviewed Lesperance at his Indian Harbour Beach home, where he admitted his pastor was at the rally and 'they' entered the Capitol during the riot, but wouldn’t give up Cusick’s name, investigators said.
Lesperance took photos and video on his iPhone, the affidavit said, but deleted them 'out of fear of negative repercussions.'
Pictures of Jim Cusick were later recovered through Lesperance’s iCloud account, with geo-tags from inside the Capitol, according to the FBI. Data provided by a cell phone carrier shows Casey Cusick’s cell phone was inside the Capitol during the riot."
"Negative repercussions?" Like being arrested? The three Trump cultists were later released on $25,000 bail each, and are prohibited from traveling out of their central Florida area. The Sentinel also included an ironic passage from the "church's" website:
"On the church’s website, Jim Cusick wrote that he founded the Melbourne church to teach 'the uncompromised truths of God’s Word with passion and purpose. Under the direction of the Holy Spirit he ministers with clarity and excellence, seeking to build believers and honor the Lord.'”
If you substitute Dear Leader Trump's name with references to "God" in that statement, you have a perfect encapsulation of what Cusick was actually preaching.
(photo: FBI)
