Pastor who wrote a book about how to love a wife is suspected of having more than one wife: Police

A Florida antheral who announced his matrimony connected societal media was allegedly already joined to different pistillate erstwhile helium made his caller vows.

Leslie Williams, 62, was arrested successful Florida's Sumter County aft a warrant was issued for his apprehension successful Georgia's Rockdale County. According to reporting by section quality outlet Villages-News.com, the warrant was issued connected April 3, months aft helium changed his narration presumption connected Facebook to "Married" connected Dec. 9, 2025.

Several commenters responded to the pastor's announcement with good wishes, 1 of them saying, "I thought you were already married. Congratulations!"

Villages-News.com reported that Williams, a pastor who runs a ministry retired of a 55+ assemblage successful The Villages, Florida, was arrested astatine his home connected April 22 successful Sumter County.

In summation to being a pastor for Leslie Williams Ministries, Williams is besides the writer of a publication entitled "Love Her Like This: Loving Her Has Never Been Deeper." According to the book's statement connected Amazon, the publication aims to code "common issues that originate successful a matrimony that person the imaginable to destruct the ineffable narration betwixt a hubby and wife."

Local quality outlets did not person details astir the archetypal pistillate Williams allegedly married, nevertheless helium posted photos of his caller wife, describing her arsenic "saved, beauteous and talented." On different post, a antithetic commenter replied, "Soooooooo did you conscionable hide that you were joined to allegedly 6 women astatine the aforesaid time?"

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Online jailhouse records amusement that arsenic of Monday, Williams remains successful custody successful Sumter County, wherever helium is being held without enslaved arsenic an out-of-state fugitive.