Miami Gardens pastor Eric Readon was taken into custody Friday morning after a judge declined to delay his surrender or rule immediately on his last-minute motion to withdraw his guilty plea.
Just days before he is scheduled to begin serving a 364-day jail sentence, Miami Gardens pastor Eric Readon has filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, asking the court to reverse the deal that spared him a possible 65-year prison term.
A Miami Gardens pastor who just last week rejected a plea deal in a high-profile fraud case did a complete about-face in Miami-Dade court on Monday.
Miami Gardens Pastor Eric Readon appeared in a Miami-Dade courtroom Wednesday, where he rejected a plea deal offered by the State Attorney’s Office in a high-profile elder exploitation and fraud case that stems from a Local 10 News investigation.
Pastor Eric Readon of New Beginning Missionary Baptist Church has reached a plea deal with the Broward State Attorney’s Office over allegations that he fraudulently took ownership of properties in Davie and Lauderdale Lakes.
Miami Gardens pastor Eric Readon was taken back into custody Thursday after a Broward County judge revoked his bond, citing a violation of the terms of his pretrial release.
Eric Readon, the embattled pastor of New Beginnings Missionary Baptist Church in Miami Gardens, was arrested Thursday night in Pembroke Pines after being found driving a stolen luxury SUV, according to police.
A Miami Gardens pastor, Eric Readon, who has been the subject of multiple Local 10 News investigations, has lost his church property following foreclosure proceedings.
The Third District Court of Appeal has sided with WPLG TV and ordered Miami Gardens Pastor Eric Readon and his attorneys to pay $73,372.29 plus interest for attorneys’ fees and court costs WPLG incurred.