

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - A Georgia man who was out on bond for burglary proved he had not repented and may have been trying to cleanse his conscience when he broke into a Florida church and took a dip in a church’s baptistry pool before stealing from the house of worship and causing $8,000 in damage.
According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, Derek Porter used a cinder block brick to smash a window at the Emerald Beach Church of God in Panama City Beach.
Deputies say a female employee was inside the church at the time and fled for her safety upon hearing the glass break.
While inside, investigators say Porter loaded several electronics, including a television and a computer, into his truck along with the church’s money bag.