Inside Bishop Lamor Whitehead's most controversial moments after pastor 'manhandled woman during livestreaming service'

NEW York pastor, Bishop Lamor Whitehead has had a history full of controversial moments long before he allegedly manhandled a woman during a live-streamed service.

The blinged-out spiritual leader, 44,  founded the Leaders of Tomorrow International Churches in 2014 and has over 1.5million followers on Instagram.

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He is known for posting pictures of himself showing off his flashy clothes and jewelry or uploading videos of himself giving mini speeches or playing spiritual music.

Whitehead was recently in the news due to his arrest on Sunday after being interrupted by a woman from the congregation during a church live stream. 

Footage showed Whitehead grabbing the woman by the neck to push her out of the frame.

This incident comes just months after Whitehead was robbed of $400,000 at gunpoint during service as thieves held a firearm to his baby’s face.

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Following the latest incident, the pastor, who was wearing a Dior suit, was cuffed and taken by police but released two hours later, local media reported on Monday.

Whitehead told the New York Daily News the police released him after "higher-ups" in the department heard of his situation.

The church leader defended himself for the alleged physical confrontation caught during his live-streamed sermon, claiming the woman and an unidentified individual were sent in to disrupt his service.

EX-CONVICT PAST

Earlier this year, it was revealed that Whitehead, who has ties with Mayor Eric Adams, is an ex-convict, who served a five-year prison sentence for several counts of identity fraud and grand larceny.

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Whitehead was eventually released in 2013 before forming his relationship with Adams.

The two appeared at several high-profile events together in Brooklyn when Adams was the borough president.

Whitehead, who was nabbed in 2006 for a $2million identity-theft scam and served his time in Sing Sing, used his relationship with Adams to promote and raise money for his for-profit firm, Leaders of Tomorrow Brooklyn.

However, the Brooklyn DA office sent the pastor a cease-and-desist letter in November 2014, after he promoted a collaborative justice initiative that didn’t exist.

In 2015, Whitehead was arrested for allegedly hitting his son, who was seven at the time, according to a parole violation “release report.”

The case was dropped after there was no probable cause to prosecutors, according to the state Department of Corrections and Community Service.

He was arrested months later in Long Island for violating an order of protection, said Nassau County Police.

That case was sealed by police. When asked about the arrests, Whitehead told the New York Post he would never harm his son and noted that all charges were dismissed.

Brian Etta, a former volunteer for Adams’ campaign, used Whitehead in 2007, telling the NY Post, “I’m surprised from what I know about Eric [Adams] … that he would have a guy like Lamor Whitehead connected in any way, let alone closely.”

Etta accused Whitehead of stealing $19,000 during the sale of a Brooklyn home, but dropped the suit after learning that Whitehead was in prison on the grand larceny charge.

Whitehead said that the suit was “handled in court” and was “dealt with.”

‘FAILED MY CHURCH’

In a Facebook video published after the live-streaming incident, the pastor claimed the woman interrupted his service as retaliation to lawsuits he filed against two YouTubers who claimed he had been pilfering money from his congregation.

He also said that the narrative of the physical incident is not true.

"There are many things going on and so much stuff that is trending [...] and I want my church and the people to understand where we are," Whitehead said in the Facebook video.

"The NYPD failed me today and failed my church today."

"This is a design and an attack of the enemy" the pastor claimed. "We had two people to come into the church [sic] and they were sent by some bloggers. They are nobodies.

"The media has painted a picture of me being a villain, which I am not.

"Today, there was an outburst in my church [...] my team has done some internal research. We know who sent them."

The NYPD said it is investigating the incident and a spokesperson for Mayor Adam's office released a statement in the wake of the crime.

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"No one in this city should be the victim of armed robbery, let alone our faith leaders and congregants worshiping in a House of God," the statement read.

"The NYPD is investigating this crime and will work tirelessly to bring the criminals involved to justice."

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