Churchgoers take gun from armed man; Rode in on horseback

ELLISBURG, Ky. (AP) - Members of a small central Kentucky church successfully disarmed a man who rode horseback to morning services, then walked into the church with a holstered gun.

Police say the man, 43-year-old Donald Howard Goode of Ellisburg, was arrested about an hour later at a house and charged with public intoxication.

The Advocate-Messenger of Danville reported Monday that local and state police were called to Ellisburg Baptist Church after Goode arrived, disrupting the service.

Cindy Adams, wife of pastor Jerry Adams, said several men led him outside and talked him into giving up his gun and a rifle he had also brought on the horse.

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Information from: The Advocate-Messenger, http://www.amnews.com

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