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Anelderly evangelical pastorhas wound up in legal trouble for allegedly assaulting his wife aboard an Alaska Airlines flight.
The incident unfolded during the couples journey from Seattle to Anchorage on July 2.
The pair have been married for just about 18 months after the death of thepastors previous wife.
How the hell did you get the upgrade?
he demanded when he first got up from his seat and went up to her.
Im [a] gold point member, she replied.
Dont speak to me like that.
He then gave [her] the finger, the complaint said.
He then stormed off to the first-class lavatory.
How the hell did you get the upgrade?
the pastor demanded, to which his wife responded, Im [a] gold point member.
In a chilling revelation, Holmbergs wife disclosed to authorities that such aggression from the pastor was not isolated.
Her finger was still bandaged when she gave her recent complaint.
She said she had thought about reporting the abuse in the past but never did.
However, after this incident she wanted to report it.
The pastor said he and his wife have been seeing amarriage counselorto iron out the wrinkles in their relationship.
The pastor was arrested and taken into custody on charges of simple assault.
He was transferred to the Anchorage Correctional Center and eventually released.
He is currently prohibited from coming within 100 yards of his wife.
(FBI) on July 3rd, the spokesperson toldABC News.
Patti said after the incident that she has suffered recent injuries from her husbands history of abuse.
I cant continue on this way, she toldAlaskas News Source.
She also encouraged other women to come forward and speak up if they are victims ofdomestic abuse.
You know, I love him, but I love him enough to let him go.
The internet agreed that there is absolutely no excuse for the pastors behavior
