Conspiracy theorists harass Sutherland Springs churchgoers, pastor whose daughter was killed

Source: Washington Post

Conspiracy theorists harass Sutherland Springs churchgoers, pastor whose daughter was killed

by Meagan Flynn March 8 at 6:45 AM

“The truth shall set you free” is the message that two conspiracy theorists were writing on a poster at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, the site of the November mass shooting that left 26 congregants dead.

But what they’re peddling is anything but the truth.

The conspiracy theorists, Jodi Mann and Robert Ussery, say they believe the mass shooting never happened and instead that it was staged by the Department of Homeland Security, according to Ussery’s website, “Side Thorn Journalist.”

They don’t believe the victims are real or that their graves are real. And the pastor, Frank Pomeroy, told the San Antonio Express-News that the conspiracy theorists had gone so far as to demand proof of his daughter’s birth certificate. His daughter, 14-year-old Annabelle, was killed in the shooting.

For months, Pomeroy said, the conspiracy theorists have been harassing the church members this way. Monday was the last straw.

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