Crime & Safety
Nude Man Chased From Church By Nashville Pastor: Police
A 25-year-old man entered a North Nashville church and stripped naked before being run off by the pastor.
NASHVILLE, TN — A North Nashville pastor chased off a nude man from inside a 9th Avenue church Wednesday night, according to police.
Jenneson Michael Bryant, 25, entered the Celebration Christian Center and walked into the women's restroom Wednesday night, according to an arrest report. The church's pastor told police that when Bryant came out of the restroom, he was naked and began looking at one of the female parishioners with "a fully erect penis." (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)
The pastor said he yelled at Bryant and then gave chase, first on foot and then in his SUV, calling police and advising him of his location.
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Bryant is charged with aggravated criminal trespassing and indecent exposure.
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