The leader of the “Satanic Grotto” organization has been arrested for punching a young man who disrupted the group’s “black mass” ritual at the Kansas State Capitol on Friday.
At least three other members of the Satanic group were also arrested.
Satanic Grotto leader Michael Stewart and his group initially held a demonstration on the Capitol steps, where they desecrated unconsecrated communion wafers in front of hundreds of Christian counter-protesters.
The situation escalated when Stewart defied a permit restriction issued by Governor Laura Kelly that barred the group from performing a ritual inside the building.
Stewart entered the rotunda, began reciting from a script, and was interrupted by Marcus Schroeder, a 21-year-old Christian counter-protester who attempted to snatch the paper from his hands. Stewart responded by striking Schroeder in the face, and Capitol Police intervened to tackle the Satanist to the ground.
A video of the altercation inside the Capitol was provided to Life Site News.
EXCLUSIVE | Leader of Satanic Grotto ARRESTED at Kansas Capitol Building for attempting ‘Black Mass’ pic.twitter.com/VjLQ4pvqMs
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During the Black Mass ritual, the Satanists intended to desecrate a consecrated Eucharistic host, a sacred element in Catholicism. It is unclear if they could get that far before the arrest was made.
Stewart was arrested for disorderly conduct and unlawful assembly, and his bond was set at $1,000. Schroeder, despite being punched, was also arrested for disorderly conduct and has a matching $1,000 bond.
Two other members of the Satanic Grotto, Jocelyn Frazee, 32, and Sean Anderson, 50, were arrested for unlawful assembly after attempting to continue the ritual following Stewart’s arrest.
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