Pastor facing burglary charges says she’s no thief

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas pastor caught by police with a laptop and fur coats said she was protecting the valuables, not stealing them from the home of a parishioner.

Sandy McGriff, cofounder of the Church of the Living God, tells The Dallas Morning News that she used poor judgment when she entered a church member’s home through a broken window and removed valuable property.

McGriff faces charges of burglary of habitation and resisting arrest. She posted a $26,000 bond and was released from the Dallas County Jail.

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McGriff says she saw two men on the side of the home and decided to check it out. That’s when she says she found the broken window.

A neighbor called police, who found McGriff carrying two fur coats out of the home.

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