ARLINGTON -- As two dozen worshippers filed into Armstrong African Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday, their hearts were heavy with grief over the racist massacre last week at a sibling A.M.E. church in Charleston.
So when a white man in his late 20s and acting strangely entered the little church at 401 W. North St., the churchgoers were uneasy. Pastor Portia Duncan called 911.
"As we talked to him, he said a couple of things that were a little disturbing," said the Rev. Andre Waits, the church's co-pastor. One unnerving comment was that he felt fine "'until I went off the deep end.'"
"That's when we called for the police officers," Waits said.
Two Arlington officers questioned the man, determined he was homeless and harmless, and sent him on his way.
"In light of all the things happening, people are on edge," said Sgt. Gary Carter. "He probably wanted some food."
