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A minister reportedly has a pending court case after Vegas police found an AR-15-style rifle<\/a> with a scope and suspected fentanyl<\/a> in his Strat Hotel room.<\/p>\n

\"David
David McGee, pictured above. The minister was arrested after drugs and weapons were found in his Las Vegas hotel room, sources said. (Image: YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

David McGee, 61, of North Carolina, was arrested on August 20 at the Strat Hotel, Casino & Tower<\/a>, Las Vegas TV station KLAS reported on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He reportedly missed an August court date for medical reasons and is scheduled next to appear in court on December 19.<\/p>\n

His August 20 arrest led to rumors that the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) responded with counter-terrorism-type force to the hotel.<\/p>\n

When asked by LVMPD officers if he had any weapons in the hotel room, he said \u201cYes, I have a gun in my guitar case,\u201d KLAS reported.\u00a0There were other firearms in the hotel room, too, according to KLAS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The weapons led police to investigate if McGee could be planning some kind of mass shooting<\/a>, which turned out to be not the case, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Since the 2017 deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, the LVMPD often investigates situations where hotel guests have firearms with them in their rooms.<\/p>\n

Searching for Homeless Daughter<\/h2>\n

Last month, he flew into Las Vegas in a private plane to locate his missing daughter, according to KLAS. She\u2019s believed to be homeless<\/a> and living in a tunnel somewhere in Las Vegas, the report revealed. He’s been in touch with her, KLAS added.<\/p>\n

Pray for me as I go get my daughter from the worst [and] scariest place for my daughter in America\u2026 the Las Vegas tunnels,\u201d McGee said in a Facebook post last month.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Officers also investigated the presence of fentanyl.<\/p>\n

McGee advised [the detective] that he brought the fentanyl from North Carolina on his private jet to Las Vegas and paid approximately $1,000,\u201d according to a LVMPD arrest report. \u201cMcGee stated that he was a user of fentanyl and intended to distribute the fentanyl to his daughter when he locates her.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s unclear if he\u2019s been unable to rescue his daughter from Las Vegas tunnels since his arrest.<\/p>\n

Religious Life<\/h2>\n

McGee is a pastor affiliated with North Carolina\u2019s The Bridge Fellowship.<\/p>\n

The Bible-based church closed in 2023.<\/p>\n

But church programs continue to be offered online and via radio broadcasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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