Police say a Pennsylvania veteran who was hearing voices in his head killed a pastor because he thought the clergyman was possessed by demons.
Authorities say 38-year-old Roland daga88.skin Zinneh went to the home of a woman named Precious where Connery Dagadu was staying on Tuesday night and asked the pastor to pray with him about the voices he was hearing.
Police say there was a fight and Dagadu was killed.
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Alleged murder: Roland Zinneh was charged with first-degree murder in the asphyxiation of the 57-year-old pastor Connery Dagadu whom he allegedly believed was possessed by demons
Local pastor: Connery Dagadu (pictured) is known by Germantown locals as 'The Apostle' and holds services in a two car garage and is known to help strangers 'purge their demons'
Police were called after the homeowner told investigators she heard a commotion in the basement the next morning and went downstairs.
Precious says Dagadu was sitting on the floor near the television 'with his tongue out' and appeared unresponsive, reports NBC.
Precious refers to Dagadu as 'Grandfather' and she told ABC she recruited him to live in her home because he 'is a man of God.'
Police say Zinneh was combative when they arrived and yelled, 'I kill demons.'
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Zinneh allegedly paced around the cluttered room room, jumped up and down, and broke a basement window when police approached him.
Zinneh was charged with first-degree murder in the asphyxiation of the 57-year-old Dagadu, of Germantown.
Dagadu is known by Germantown locals as 'The Apostle' and holds services in Precious' two car garage, reports ABC.
The home: This is the home of Precious where Connery Dagadu was allegedly slain by a crazed Roland Zinneh who sought council for hearing voices
The scene: This is a room in Precious' home in which Connery Dagadu was helping Roland Zinneh to 'purge his demons' on Tuesday night and where he was found dead on Wednesday morning
Precious told reporters he was known to help strangers 'cast out their demons' and 'purge evil spirits.'
Zinneh is from Darby, Pennsylvania. He was taken to a hospital for treatment, and is now being held at the Montgomery County Detention Center.
ABC reports that at the mental health facility where he was evaluated, Zinneh told a nurse, 'Yesterday I killed many witches. Yes I do that. I kill them.'
According to Zinneh's Facebook account he is originally from Liberia and works as a DJ who plays weddings in the Pennsylvania area.
Man of God: Precious (right) told reporters that she discovered Connery Dagadu (left) on the floor of her home completely unresponsive
Facebook posts: This is a Facebook posting alleged murderer Roland Zinneh wrote on his page hours before going to visit pastor Dagadu
Days earlier: Roland Zinneh mentions 'witchcraft on his Facebook' and is said to have told a nurse at the mental health facility where he was being evaluated after the alleged murder that he 'killed witches'
His Facebook also claims that he served in the United States Army from 1997-2000.
Zinneh's Facebook posts before the alleged murder alluded to his religious beliefs.
'THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING. REPENT NOW OR ELSE. SUNDAY IS THE DEAD LINE. THE FATHER GOD ALMIGHTY SAID NO EVIL. ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY IS JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD AND THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUE GOD,' he wrote On Tuesday March 10, hours before visiting his local pastor.
On March 8 he wrote, 'TO ALL MY KRAHN PEOPLE IF YOU ARE INTO WITCHCRAFT OR THE DEVIL REPENT NOW OR BE KILLED BY THE HOLY GHOST FIRE.'
Court records do not list an attorney for Zinneh. He is being held without bond.
Army veteran: Roland Zinneh fought for the US Army between the years of 1997-2000, according to his Facebook page and is pictured here in his service attire
Authorities say 38-year-old Roland daga88.skin Zinneh went to the home of a woman named Precious where Connery Dagadu was staying on Tuesday night and asked the pastor to pray with him about the voices he was hearing.
Police say there was a fight and Dagadu was killed.
Scroll down for video
Alleged murder: Roland Zinneh was charged with first-degree murder in the asphyxiation of the 57-year-old pastor Connery Dagadu whom he allegedly believed was possessed by demons
Local pastor: Connery Dagadu (pictured) is known by Germantown locals as 'The Apostle' and holds services in a two car garage and is known to help strangers 'purge their demons'
Police were called after the homeowner told investigators she heard a commotion in the basement the next morning and went downstairs.
Precious says Dagadu was sitting on the floor near the television 'with his tongue out' and appeared unresponsive, reports NBC.
Precious refers to Dagadu as 'Grandfather' and she told ABC she recruited him to live in her home because he 'is a man of God.'
Police say Zinneh was combative when they arrived and yelled, 'I kill demons.'
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Zinneh allegedly paced around the cluttered room room, jumped up and down, and broke a basement window when police approached him.
Zinneh was charged with first-degree murder in the asphyxiation of the 57-year-old Dagadu, of Germantown.
Dagadu is known by Germantown locals as 'The Apostle' and holds services in Precious' two car garage, reports ABC.
The home: This is the home of Precious where Connery Dagadu was allegedly slain by a crazed Roland Zinneh who sought council for hearing voices
The scene: This is a room in Precious' home in which Connery Dagadu was helping Roland Zinneh to 'purge his demons' on Tuesday night and where he was found dead on Wednesday morning
Precious told reporters he was known to help strangers 'cast out their demons' and 'purge evil spirits.'
Zinneh is from Darby, Pennsylvania. He was taken to a hospital for treatment, and is now being held at the Montgomery County Detention Center.
ABC reports that at the mental health facility where he was evaluated, Zinneh told a nurse, 'Yesterday I killed many witches. Yes I do that. I kill them.'
According to Zinneh's Facebook account he is originally from Liberia and works as a DJ who plays weddings in the Pennsylvania area.
Man of God: Precious (right) told reporters that she discovered Connery Dagadu (left) on the floor of her home completely unresponsive
Facebook posts: This is a Facebook posting alleged murderer Roland Zinneh wrote on his page hours before going to visit pastor Dagadu
Days earlier: Roland Zinneh mentions 'witchcraft on his Facebook' and is said to have told a nurse at the mental health facility where he was being evaluated after the alleged murder that he 'killed witches'
His Facebook also claims that he served in the United States Army from 1997-2000.
Zinneh's Facebook posts before the alleged murder alluded to his religious beliefs.
'THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING. REPENT NOW OR ELSE. SUNDAY IS THE DEAD LINE. THE FATHER GOD ALMIGHTY SAID NO EVIL. ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY IS JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD AND THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUE GOD,' he wrote On Tuesday March 10, hours before visiting his local pastor.
On March 8 he wrote, 'TO ALL MY KRAHN PEOPLE IF YOU ARE INTO WITCHCRAFT OR THE DEVIL REPENT NOW OR BE KILLED BY THE HOLY GHOST FIRE.'
Court records do not list an attorney for Zinneh. He is being held without bond.
Army veteran: Roland Zinneh fought for the US Army between the years of 1997-2000, according to his Facebook page and is pictured here in his service attire
