CHURCH'S LEADER FACES DRUG CHARGES

The bishop of a small church who was arrested with his deacon last month on
drug charges was formally charged Monday with two misdemeanor counts
stemming from the sweep.

Loyd Crumpton, bishop of Holy Angels Old Catholic Church, 1510 N. 70th St.,
was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug
paraphernalia, misdemeanors that carry jail terms totaling up to seven
months and fines of up to $1,500.

The prosecutor who issued the charges said they are the only charges
Crumpton is expected to face, but authorities' review of the case is
continuing.

"There are some other people that are ordered back in about a month,"
Assistant District Attorney Patrick J. Kenney said.

Crumpton, 58, was arrested with the deacon, Gerald Glock, 47, and 14 other
suspects.

The raid was conducted by an interdepartmental task force seeking to break
up what it said was a marijuana and cocaine distribution network.

Glock later acknowledged to a reporter that he was a "drug addict" who was
caught with a small amount of cocaine. He denied, however, that he was
involved in drug dealing.

During the Dec. 2 raid of the duplex where Crumpton lived, police seized a
total of 7 1/2 grams of marijuana from three locations, several pipes and
other paraphernalia, according to the complaint issued Monday.

Crumpton told police, according to the complaint, that the marijuana was
for his personal use and that the pipes were his as well.

"The defendant further stated that he uses the marijuana to help him relax
and that the most that he has ever purchased at any one time is a
quarter-ounce of marijuana for $25," the complaint says.

No drugs were found during a search of the church itself, according to police.

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