Pastor and Apostle Walter Mashalane of Limpoo was detained on suspicion of robbery and possession of a firearm.
The son of Major 1 and Limpopo pastor Apostle Walter is accused of stealing and robbing guns. The pastor was given a five-year prison term.
The pastor might provide advice to churchgoers. A pastor is highly respected in the religious world. However, a preacher by the name of Walter Mashalane was recently apprehended and given a five-year prison term for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition.
Because the church’s founder is the one being accused of the wrongdoing, the members of Presence Ministries Church are incensed.
Is Bishop Walter Mashalane in jail? Prison sentence
Apostle Walter Mashalane is taken into custody for having illegal ammo and weapons. The preacher was given a 5-year prison term.
During the arrest, the authorities thoroughly searched the home and found one weapon with ammo hidden beneath a ceiling. The second weapon was never discovered.
On the same day (Friday), the accused was ultimately granted free bail with a warning till the start of his five-year prison term. He was also found to be unfit to carry a firearm.
The Limpopo police commander, Hadebe, stated that Mashalane’s sentencing should serve as a message to other clergymen in the area.
Pastor Walter Mashalane of Limpopo is accused of stealing and robbing firearms.
A Limpopo pastor named Walter Mashalane was accused by the court of stealing and robbing guns. He was detained because he was in possession of weapons and ammunition that the government had not authorized.
A police spokesman in Limpopo, Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo, reported that Mashalane was sentenced on Friday. The trial court said that the preacher had spoken with one of his disciples. He requested that she give him two guns that belonged to her husband so that he could pray for them because, according to him, he had a bad dream about them in 2019.
The woman complied and handed Mashalane the two weapons without telling the rightful owner. Later, her husband got in touch with Mashalane and told him to give back the guns. The preacher allegedly declined, according to police.
A theft case was filed, and Sergeant Mashitisho was given the case. On September 10, 2019, the provincial tracking team members helped apprehend the pastor in the area of Mokhuromela village.
Major 1’s son, Walter Mashalane
The son of Major 1 is Pastor Walter Mashalane, who was recently detained.
The well-known Limpopo preacher is often referred to as “Son of Major 1” among his army of followers, along with inspirational Malawian preacher Shepherd Bushiri, who attracted a sizable following throughout South Africa.
In His Presence Ministries Church’s founder and pastor, Pastor Walter, is 46 years old. Since pastors are expected to provide spiritual guidance to society while abstaining from criminal conduct, people are outraged with the pastor.
