Not Guilty Plea In Freezer Murder Case

Alabama Mobile  Evangelist says he did not kill his wife and stuff her body in a freezer. Anthony Hopkins also says he's innocent of sexually abusing one of his children.
by WKRG Staff/Associated Press
Published: Tue, August 05, 2008 - 9:22 am CST Last Updated: Thu, August 07, 2008 - 12:04 pm CST
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A part-time south Alabama evangelist has
pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the death of his wife, a
mother of eight whose body had been in a freezer at their home
since 2004.
Anthony Hopkins also pleaded not guilty Tuesday to separate
charges of rape, sodomy and incest. Prosecutors say the teenage
victim in that case is a female relative.
Mobile County District Judge Charles McKnight set bond at
$750,000 on the murder charge in the death of 36-year-old Arletha
Hopkins and $10,000 on each of the sex charges. It was not
immediately known if Hopkins, 37, plans to post bond.
An autopsy to determine cause of the wife's death has not been
completed.

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Originalddane, u still need 2 b taught. There is no such thing as religious pride, for God has no
respect for those who lives in pride (leviticus 26:19, Job 33:17, 2Chronicles 32:26, Job 35:12, Psalm 10:2 and Psalm 31:20.

Saved….

There’s no pride like religious pride.

Have fun with that.

OriginaldDane & jesus23, the book of Isaiah chapter 5 verse 20 speaks to those who calls evil good and good evil. 1 John chapter 3 verse 8 speaks on those who sinneth. Jesus23, the bible declares that there shall arise false christ’s and false prophets; and that if they shall say, behold He is in the desert or He is in the secret chanbers, go not forth and believe it not (Matthew chapter 24 verse 24-26). The bible also declares that there is no other name under heaven given unto men (Acts 4:12). It looks to me so called jesus23 that u are perpetrating yourself as Christ. God doesn’t like ugly, even in u.

OriginaldDane & jesus23, u both r confused with the laws of God. God’s law isn’t man’s law. God’s word states not 2 call evil good & good evil. U R 2 people who r taking up for sin. The bible also declares that he that sinneth is of the devil; therefore, u can’t say that everyone sins. If that was true, then that means that we all r on our way 2 hell even though some of us like myself has the gift of the Holy Ghost as well as other spiritual gifts. u can not sin and live righteous 4 God at the same time. Anthony Hopkins is a perverted man, & deserves punishment. Everyone will pay for his sins, even if God 4gives him for his sins. Whether man make any pay for his sins or no, God will surely punish u. If any of this man’s children were o.k with what was being done unto them, than neither would the older daughter had told what she knew of her wicked father, whether step or blood; but the older daughter told what was happening. He had the other children on lock down so they wouldn’t tell.

OriginalDane & jesus23, u both r backwards
& mixed up with your teachings. First of all, what u have 2 say isn’t at all relevant 2 what I have said. Second of all, u don’t know who u are talking 2. I’m not only a screen name, but I live what I teach. I’m a saved, sanctified, & anointed woman of God, who has the gifts of God, which includes the gift of prophecy, healing, discernment of the spirits, faith, & the word of knowledge. God has even worked miracles through me upon others. When u speak evil & wrong against me, you speak evil & wrong against your own souls. I know what I am talking about. I already know the word of God & has it planted on the inside of me. I can teach u what u don’t already know. I don’t have hate n my heart against any; that is y God speaks 2 me & through me. Anthony Hopkins is a man who needs God’s help as well as any other, but if he doesn’t repent from the heart, get saved from all of his wicked sins, & otain God’s holy Spirit, his punish will b n hell.

all i know is he is a man made of god. and he dont deserve dis treatment. if he’s guilty he’s gonna pay for it. but we dont know if he’s guilty or not. no autopsy i mean that would tell it all i just pray for him and his kids. anthony is a nice person he never did nothing to me. his children didnt act like they were they afraid of him. not even the 20 year old.

save and saintified or whatever you dont know who iam. any ways thats just a screen name ane you know so ask satan to get thee behind you.

Savedsanctified&anointed;...

You confuse your religious dogma with reasoned thinking. For that matter, your Bible that you seem to believe in does not teach that just because someone kills once that he will continue to do so. For that matter, sin is sin whether it is murder or a simple lie or pride or bitterness. King David was a murderer and scripture says that he as a “Man after God’s own heart.”

I believe that he is probably guilty, but he is still a human being and he is still a valuable child of God. He is still created in God’s image and likeness and deserves the dignity of such.

If you want to hate someone then that is fine, but please do not blame that on God or hide behind God with it.

Your Bible says that if you have hate in your heart that you are guilty of murder. Before you preach your doctrine to me in all of your religiosity, you should be careful that you are not guilty of murder through the hate that you obviously have for this man.

He is created in God’s image.

OriginaldDane, it sounds like you’re on the side of a murderer & a child molester. How do u know whether I know what a murderer & child molester would or would not do? You can’t say yourself that he won’t. When a person is ordained 2 their own wickedness, it is a curse and ordination from God that he or she will continue to do their terrible acts, because of the disobedience to God that he or she has lived in for far too long. Just as Anthony Hopkins has asked of his children that they would forgive him of the past, present & of the future. The future hasn’t gotten here yet, but once he’s let out of prison, his future with his children will then begin, if he ever has the chance to interact with them again privately.
4 him to use the word, “future, after asking 4 forgiveness, it shows that he plans on doing his abominable acts upon them again.” As 4 his wife, she may not be the only person he’s ever murdered: only God knows. Taking away one’s intellectual state of being is also murder.

savedsanctified…

You don’t know of he will do it again or not.

If he killed her, he did it 4 years ago. If he has not killed again since then, then why do you think that he would do it now?

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