Disturbing revelations have emerged from a jailhouse confession by 51‑yr‑outdated Adam Christopher Sheafe, accused of the grotesque crucifixion-style homicide of Pastor William “Pastor Invoice” Schonemann, 76, who led the New River Bible Chapel in Arizona.
Sheafe advised True Crime Arizona that he intentionally focused Schonemann, stating he drove from Phoenix “round two within the morning on a Sunday night time,” discovered the pastor mid‑Bible‑examine, and executed him—pinning him to the wall in a haunting reenactment of the crucifixion. He even positioned a crown of thorns from close by woods on Schonemann’s head.
Sheafe framed his actions as a self‑declared “divine mission” underneath what he referred to as “Operation First Commandment”, arguing that Christian leaders had been “main their flock astray” by following “a false God.”
ABC15 reported, “In response to Sheafe’s personal phrases, his motive was fueled by his non secular beliefs, claiming that Christianity is improper and that the Bible ought to solely be the Previous Testomony.”
“As a result of what I’m saying is, what you’re preaching is just not what God mentioned. It’s the other of what God mentioned,” Sheafe mentioned.
Sheafe admitted that 14 different clergy members throughout ten states had been on his hit checklist—together with monks and pastors in cities resembling:
- Phoenix, AZ
- Sedona, AZ
- Las Vegas, NV
- Portland, OR
- Seattle WA
- Billings MT
- Detroit, MI
- New York, NY
- Charlotte NC
- Cell AL
- Beaumont, TX
- El Paso, TX
- Phoenix AZ
Authorities say Sheafe at the moment faces first‑diploma homicide fees in Maricopa County, with the opportunity of a death-penalty prosecution.
“Put me on dying row, set the execution date for proper now,” Sheafe mentioned. “The victims need it. The sufferer’s households need it. I need it, and the taxpayers need it.”
ABC15 reported:
He advised ABC15 he loves God and is “protecting” of him. Sheafe additionally denied being a part of any group along with his beliefs.
Sheafe was finally arrested with the assistance of a number of companies, together with Sedona police. The string of alleged felonies he’s now charged with in Coconino County helped lead regulation enforcement to the now self-proclaimed killer.
Sheafe mentioned that, days after his arrest, he wrote to the FBI, confessing, sharing particulars that may solely be recognized by the one that was at that crime scene.
Sheafe has a prolonged legal historical past that already spans a number of states.
At a latest press convention, Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan described this as probably the most “weird” case he’s seen in his a long time with the company.
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“Will God forgive me?” mentioned Sheafe. “In fact, he’ll forgive me. He’s a loving God. He’s a forgiving God.”
