Tim Remington
Tim Remington | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Idaho House of Representatives | |
| In office January 28, 2020 – November 30, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | John Green |
| Succeeded by | Doug Okuniewicz |
| Constituency | 2nd district Seat B |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Pastor |
Tim Remington is an American pastor and politician from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Career
[edit]Remington is a pastor at Altar Church in Coeur d'Alene.[1]
On January 28, 2020, Remington was appointed by Idaho Governor Brad Little as a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 2, seat B. Remington replaced John Green, who was expelled from the Idaho Legislature.[1][2]
Attack
[edit]On March 6, 2016, Kyle Odom, an individual fixated with alien conspiracy theories, shot Remington six times in the back and once in the head at Altar Church.[3] Believing that Remington was hiding shapeshifting extraterrestrials within his congregation, on March 6, 2016, Odom approached Remington in the parking lot of Altar Church and fired at him six times with a .45-caliber pistol in an apparent attempt on his life.[4][5][6] Despite plans to kill outreach pastor John Padula, Odom left the scene without any further incident.[6][5][4] Remington survived and underwent several hours of surgery. Odom mailed a manifesto to his family and media outlets, expressing his intent to murder Remington and his belief that he was part of an alien conspiracy to enslave humanity.[3][7]
Police found his vehicle at the scene of the crime.[4] After successfully evading police, Odom boarded a flight to Washington, D.C. and approached the White House, at which point he began tossing items over the fence, including flash drives and a twenty-five-page manifesto addressed to then United States president Barack Obama.[3][8][9][10] Odom was apprehended by United States Secret Service members at 8:27 p.m., though the arrest was related to his activity at the White House and not to the attempt on Remington's life.[4][11] In July 2017, Odom pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with a felony firearm and was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. Ten of those years are fixed, and after he will be eligible for parole.[5][12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Riordan, Kaitlin (January 28, 2020). "Coeur d'Alene Pastor Tim Remington appointed to Idaho House". KREM2. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ "Representative Timothy "Tim" Remington (R)". Idaho State Legislature. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c Clouse, Thomas (July 18, 2017). "Odom pleads guilty to gunning down Coeur d'Alene Pastor". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Maben, Scott (March 8, 2016). "Secret Service arrests suspected shooter of CdA pastor outside White House". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c Johnson, Alex (November 13, 2017). "Kyle Odom sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting Coeur d'Alene pastor". KHQ-TV. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ a b Miller, Michael E. (March 9, 2016). "Idaho shooting suspect's 'hypersexual' Martian manifesto is a window into an unraveling mind". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ Karimi, Faith; Almasy, Steve (March 9, 2016). "'100% sane, 0% crazy': Letter linked to shooting mentions Martians, aliens". CNN. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ Inglet, Misty (January 29, 2020). "Pastor who survived church shooting is Idaho's newest lawmaker: 'Sometimes the Lord opens doors we do not expect'". KTVB7. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ Roley, Amanda (November 13, 2017). "Man who shot N. Idaho pastor gets 25 years". KREM2. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Date, Jack (March 9, 2016). "How Idaho Shooting Suspect Kyle Odom Was Able to Fly to DC". ABC News. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Alex (September 3, 2016). "Pastor Shooting Suspect Kyle Odom Charged, Claims Martians Control Earth". NBC News. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Shooting Idaho Pastor". Idaho State Journal. November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2021.