

A Washington state priest whose assault was captured on a church livestream during a service devoted to healing said he did not know his attacker and had never seen him before.
The Rev. David Gaines of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane said Thursday that the attacker was brought to the service by people who had taken him off the street and believed he could “find some healing from whatever he’s struggling with.”
Worshippers intervened and restrained the suspect, a 40-year-old man, until authorities arrived, a Spokane police spokesman said.
He was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault and is being held on outstanding felony warrants, the spokesman said.