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Ex-St. John's County Football Star was arrested for threats against the church


It was found with a shotgun, two machetes, two bats and two ski gangs

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  • The former high school and college football player Tityus Mitchell was arrested because he goes out against a church in St. Augustine.
  • Mitchell was found with several weapons, including a shotgun, machet and bats as well as ammunition and marijuana.
  • The Anker Faith church had brought their school on locks after online threats were discovered with Mitchell.

A former football and basketball star in St. Augustine, who also played College football, was arrested after he owned a shotgun, two bats and two ski masks against a church, according to the Sheriff office of St. Johns County County Sheriff.

Tityus Leon Däbechell, 30, was charged on Wednesday for written threats to kill and disrupt a school function on Wednesday.

According to the Sheriff's Office, the Anchor Faith Church on Us 1 in St. Augustine put the Lockdown closure after the Wednesday threat of violence against the church and the employees that the analysts of real -time secret service were checked in social media contributions.

The MPs searched for Mitchell and followed him in a vehicle on County Road 210 and the Russell Sampson Road. In addition to the weapons inside, the Sheriff's office said that there is also ammunition and marijuana.

The sheriff's office did not say whether Mitchell gave statements or what may trigger threats to the church. A Facebook that only uses its second name contains a number of scolding and examining articles directed to the church and the members.

Another contribution describes a recently set up input with the law in which I said: “I was imprisoned, harassed, manipulated, attacked, attacked, racially profiled, assisted … February 12th.

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Anchor Faith posted on his Facebook that the employees were very aware of the situation and had taken precautions.

“We want to remind you of Ephesians 6:12 that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but for principalities and powers,” said the church. “… Remember, God gave us no spirit of fear, but he gave us his reigning spirit.”

After the arrest, the Church presented this update: “Thank you for everyone who has come together with us in relation to this sensitive situation. We would like to continue to pray for the individual, for their mental state, their family and those involved. Our wish is that God's peace is outstanding in this situation.”

What were some of TiTyus Mitchell's statistics?

The records show that he played quarterback/wide receiver for the football team of the Menendez High School and began in the basketball team in 2012 and 2013.

As a junior in Menendez, he won 21 receptions for 343 yards and four touchdowns. In his last preparatory game, he caught five balls for 75 yards and a score.

In his redshirt in Nebraska-Kearney in 2014, the university website says that it played in all 11 games with 18 catches for 318 yards and three TDS. He later moved to Florida Tech, where he played seven games in 2017 to catch nine passes for 94 yards.