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Man arrested for ‘inciting’ Macon church brawl

Julian DeWayne Coker (Credit: Macon Telegraph)
Julian DeWayne Coker (Credit: Macon Telegraph)
By Raisa Habersham
May 8, 2017

Just days after a video surfaced showing members of a Macon church fighting about a pastor, authorities arrested the man they said caused it all.

RELATED: Video of brawl inside Georgia church surfaces online

Julian DeWayne Coker, 36, was charged with inciting a riot during the brawl at Greater Bellevue Baptist Church, the Macon Telegraph reported. Coker turned himself in to authorities Friday after being identified from the video.

The church congregation met May 1 to decide if Rev. David Stephens would stay or leave, but punches and furniture were thrown instead. Footage of the fight was posted to YouTube.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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