Des Moines Pastor Arrested with First Degree Theft Charges
Des Moines Police Department says a pastor who became a volunteer assistant chaplain was arrested Friday for felony theft.
A 70 year old Sherman Brown was charged with first-degree theft and dependent adult abuse by financial exploitation.
It is unknown how much money Brown is accused of taking, but for that charge, it had to be a minimum of $10,000, said Sgt. Chris Scott with the police department.
Brown was held as power of attorney for a dependent adult man in a care facility. The Des Moines police department was notified of suspicious activity with the dependent man’s finances by the Iowa Department of Human Services.
An investigation began in late July, at which time Brown voluntarily resigned as a volunteer chaplain, and he cooperated with the investigation, Scott said.
Pastor Sherman Brown is also the minister of Mount Calvary Ministries of Hope Baptist Church in Des Moines.
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