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Millionaire not charged in Scientology case
Times staff writer © St. Petersburg Times, published August 8, 1998 "We've gone through everything and from where the Scientologists were when the shots were fired, Minton was firing in the opposite direction," Police Chief Scott Currier said Friday. "He was not shooting at them." Police also confirmed that Minton was using bird shot that would not have penetrated the vehicle the Scientologists were in, Currier said. Minton said he fired warning shots after the Scientologists trespassed at his 200-acre estate and yelled obscenities at a guest in his pool. The incident marked an escalation in a battle between the Clearwater-based Church of Scientology and Minton, a church critic. Minton says he has spent more than $2-million to help finance opposition to Scientology, providing shelter and money for some former members. He also is helping finance lawsuits, including one filed on behalf of Lisa McPherson, a Scientologist who died in Clearwater under mysterious circumstances.
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he police also decided not to press criminal trespassing charges against the Scientologists.
