US EditionLeaders Of Notorious SoCal Cult-Like Religious Group Arrested On Suspicion Of Murder
The arrests follow investigations into two missing former members and a 2010 child death; suspects face murder and felony weapons charges, police said.
- On Dec. 11, police arrested Darryl Muzic Martin, Shelly Bailey 'Kat' Martin, Rudy Moreno, and Kelvin Lee Mackey at a Pleasant Street Hemet, California address.
- Investigators began focusing on His Way Spirit Led Assemblies after Emilio Salem Ghanem vanished in May 2023 and Ruben Moreno was reported missing in 2019; authorities also revisited the 2010 death of Timothy Thomas.
- Law enforcement executed multiple search warrants, seizing electronic devices and digital evidence plus illegal firearms including converted fully automatic and ghost guns during Aug. 6 Hemet and Aug. 12 Anza compound raids.
- All three suspects are being held without bail and are booked in Riverside and San Bernardino County jails; Shelly Bailey 'Kat' Martin is due in court on Dec. 15.
- The group is described by authorities as cult-like and operated a pest-control business formerly known as Fullshield, Inc. and now MaxGuard, with former congregants recently revising statements.
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Leaders of religious group arrested on suspicion of murder in Hemet amid probe of missing congregants
The leaders of a mysterious Inland religious group with ties to two missing men, along with a third person, were arrested on suspicion of murder in Hemet on Thursday, Dec. 11. Authorities, beyond acknowledging the arrests, have been tight-lipped about the case. Carl Baker, a Redlands police spokesman, cited the ongoing investigation in declining to say who police believe are the victims. Two former congregants of the His Way Spirit Led Assemblie…
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The Seattle TimesLeaders of secretive California religious group accused of murder after members vanish
Multiple law enforcement agencies have been investigating the group in connection with the death of a child and disappearance of two members.
Leader of Southern California Religious Group Arrested for Murder Linked to Missing Men - Entertainment Unleashed Here
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — The leader of a Hemet-based religious organization under investigation for multiple disappearances has been arrested for murder, according to Riverside County Jail records. Arrest and Charges Authorities identified the suspect as 57-year-old Darryl Muzic Martin, the self-proclaimed leader of the group “His Way Spirit Led Assemblies.” Martin was booked into the ...
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