Church members indicted for killing 19-year-old

Eight members of the Word of Life Church were indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on 13 counts ranging from murder to kidnapping for their alleged involvement in the death of a 19-year-old and the beating of his younger brother during a 14-hour “counseling session.” Seven of the defendants, including the teenagers’ father and the church’s pastor, were charged with second-degree murder counts. All eight were charged with manslaughter, kidnapping and assault in relation to Lucas Leonard’s death and faced kidnapping and assault charges in relation to the injuries to his 17-year-old brother, Christopher.