New details emerge in Conway pastor’s death

CONWAY (NC)
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June 5, 2020

By Seth Brown

Jayson Rowe died from apparent suicide as police investigated sex crime allegation

North Carolina pastor Jayson Rowe died by apparent suicide on June 2, according to the Conway Police Department (CPD). Law enforcement officers were investigating an allegation of criminal sexual misconduct against Rowe when they received a call about his death, a spokesperson told the Biblical Recorder.

Officers responded to the call immediately and attempted resuscitation, CPD said. The medical examination and investigation reports are forthcoming.

Rowe, 40, had been the pastor of Conway Baptist Church since 2018.

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