Colton police reopened a probe into the January 2010 death of 4-year-old Timothy Thomas after reviewing new leads. Temporary custody of Timothy had been signed over from his birth parents to leaders of His Way Spirit Led Assemblies. On Aug. 14, authorities arrested Pastor Darryl Muzic Martin and his wife, Shelly Bailey Martin, in connection with an ongoing investigation into the suspicious disappearance and possible homicide of group member Emilio Ghanem. The couple were arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal weapons and were later released without charges. Redlands police found the rental truck Ghanem was last seen driving and additional evidence. Authorities are also investigating other disappearances of men associated with the group.
Two weeks after the leaders of a cult-like group in the Inland Empire were arrested, police have reopened an investigation into the death of a 4-year-old boy who had been placed in their custody. On Thursday, the Colton Police Department announced that it was reviewing new leads and actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the January 2010 death of 4-year-old Timothy Thomas.
"At the time of his death, temporary custody of Timothy Thomas had been signed over from his birth parents to leaders of His Way Spirit Led Assemblies," the department said in a news release. On Aug. 14, authorities arrested a husband and wife who run the Hemet-based religious group as part of an ongoing investigation into the suspicious disappearance, and possible homicide, of one of the group's members, authorities said.
Pastor Darryl Muzic Martin, 57, and his wife, "Prophetess" Shelly Bailey Martin, 62 were arrested as an investigation continues into the disappearance of Emilio Ghanem, 40, according to the Redlands Police Department. Police are also searching for a man associated with the group who disappeared in 2017. The couple were arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal weapons. They are both now out of custody and have not been charged.
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