Arkansas pastor arrested after inflicting life-threatening wounds to toddler ‘possessed by demon’

4years ago

Mayflower news, Arkansas news.

An Arkansas boy, 1, is fighting for his life after sustaining severe bruises in his entire body at the hands of a local pastor practicing exorcism in Mayflower.

Lloyd Eddie Lasker Jr., 49, was arrested at a gas station with a friend carrying nearly 4 grams of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia inside a truck belonging to his House of Refuge and Deliverance church.

After questioning, Lasker confessed to practicing exorcism on the one-year-old because he was obsessed with demons. He even admitted to using meth with the boy’s mom and other members in the church several times.

Investigators said that the toddler was covered with bruises from head to toe and was malnourished to a dangerous point.

Laker was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Child abuse charges are pending.