Alabama cult member arrested, leader claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus

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Several people stayed at a campground near the Imperial community, alabamapart of a religious cult who believe their leader is an incarnation of God Jesus Christhas been arrested.

About 15 people from across the country have been living at the site for five months, where Lando is the leader of Transcendental Prophetic Ministries and calls himself “the only son of a living man.” God,” world radiocommunication commission Report.

Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith announced Tuesday that officials, with assistance from the Blount County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, executed a search warrant at the location following a months-long investigation.

Smith said in a social media video that some people associated with the site were arrested, while others were released and told to pack their bags and leave the premises.

Lando’s followers, who call him Pastor Lando, told WBRC that three members were arrested after they refused to give their names to authorities.

Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith said Tuesday that arrests were made and a handgun and drugs were seized at a campground in Empire, Texas, where a religious group had been living for several months. (Facebook/Nick Smith)

Lando and his followers said they were handcuffed and lying face down during Tuesday’s raid, but it was unclear what role Homeland Security played. Lando claimed agents asked members about their U.S. citizenship.

Officials said they also found a gun and drugs during the search. Lando claimed the gun belonged to a man who no longer lived on the property. camp And the drug found was marijuana.

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Lando said the group moved from Arkansas to the campground in Alabama, where they lived on property owned by a woman to whom he paid monthly rent.

Some members have already left after being told to leave in November, while the remainder are preparing to relocate when search warrants are executed in late December.

“Look, we’ve [cleaning the campsite]… We would just disappear,” Lando told WBRC.

Lando claimed the group would comply with officers’ orders but wished they had handled the situation differently.

“If you could wake me up and say, ‘Hey man, it’s time for you all to go,’ ‘Yeah, we’re leaving today!'” Lando said.

independent Smith, the Blount County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security have been contacted for comment.