AMHERST — A level 3 sex offender who police found hiding in the bushes behind the Mercy House Church while a daycare program was in session was ordered held on $1,000 bail in court Tuesday.
Angelo J. Hensley, 43 Center St., Northampton, pleaded innocent Tuesday to charges of disorderly conduct and two counts of threatening to commit a crime.
At 9:07 a.m., officer Nicholas Chandler reportedly saw Hensley dressed in all black and hiding in the bushes behind the North Pleasant Street Church. From his vantage point, Chandler reported, Hensley could see many young children running around the inside of the church through a series of ground level windows.
When approached by police, Hensley was combative toward arresting officers and Pastor Robert Krumrey, who exited the church when he heard the confrontation from inside.
Judge John Payne Jr. set Hensley’s bail at $1,000 personal surety, an amount he hadn’t posted as of Wednesday afternoon. Hensley is scheduled to appear for a pretrial hearing on Aug. 17.
— OWEN BOSS
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