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Word of Faith religious group leader gets probation in assault case in North Carolina

One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this themselves - 2 of the 3 reports ran its copy.
After publishing: 3 headlines quietly rewritten3 changes
  1. wral.comseen 30 Sept, 07:51headline rewritten

    Assault and kidnapping retrial for Word of Faith religious group leader set in North CarolinaWord of Faith religious group leader gets probation in assault case in North Carolina

  2. wsls.comseen 30 Sept, 16:02headline rewritten

    Assault and kidnapping retrial for Word of Faith religious group leader set in North CarolinaWord of Faith religious group leader gets probation in assault case in North Carolina

  3. clickorlando.comseen 1 Oct, 10:17headline rewritten

    Assault and kidnapping retrial for Word of Faith religious group leader set in North CarolinaWord of Faith religious group leader gets probation in assault case in North Carolina

All 3 reports on Mon, 28 September 2026

What it is about

Matthew FennerTed BellJane WhaleyAndrew LabrecheWilliam StetzerBrooke CovingtonAssociated PressNorth Carolina, United StatesCharlotte, North Carolina, United StatesSpindale, North Carolina, United StatesAsheville, North Carolina, United States

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
wsls.com1 copy echoing wral.com - edited after publishing
clickorlando.com1 copy echoing wral.com - edited after publishing
wral.com1 original report - edited after publishing
28 Sept, 04:04over 1 hour28 Sept, 04:08

How it spread - 1 original report, 2 reprints

  1. Mon, 28 September 2026

    1 report
    • wral.com04:08first to reportedited after publishing

      previouslyAssault and kidnapping retrial for Word of Faith religious group leader set in North Carolina

      A leader of a secretive North Carolina religious group has been sentenced to two years of probation in a plea deal that dropped a felony kidnapping charge. The trial of Word of Faith Fellowship leader Brooke Covington ended in a mistrial in 2017 after a young man said they choked and beat him whi...

      2 reprints

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