The Huffington Post
by David Moye
Posted: Updated:
Gustav Potthoff has a cross to bear: He’s a self-proclaimed atheist accused of attacking his roommate whom he thought was Jesus.
As such, he believes that only an atheist attorney can defend him properly.
Police in Orlando, Fla. allege that Potthoff attacked his roommate, Raymond Hernandez, with a glass cup and a butter knife on Monday.
According to the police report, Hernandez said he went to the kitchen to get a drink when Potthoff suddenly threw the glass cup at him.
When the cup missed Hernandez, Potthoff allegedly attacked him with a butter knife.
Hernandez avoided injury both times. He told investigators that Potthoff told him he thought Hernandez was Jesus and wanted to kill him, according to the police report.
Potthoff, 51, was arrested Monday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The suspect did not mention Jesus when he told police his side of the story, but changed his story numerous times, according to the police report.
First, he said he was in the kitchen when the glass broke. Then he said he was in his bedroom and finally outside.
Officers found a broken glass cup and a butter knife on the living room floor, which were collected as evidence.