Published on September 11, 2024, 12:43 am

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David McGee, founder of Cross the Bridge Ministries and senior pastor at The Bridge Christian Fellowship in North Carolina, recently sparked a counterterrorism response after he was found with narcotics and firearms in his Las Vegas hotel room while on a trip to save his daughter from the city’s infamous underground tunnels.

On August 20, the 61-year-old pastor phoned local police from the Strat Hotel Casino & Tower to report a missing piece of property. Upon their arrival, McGee revealed he’d flown privately from North Carolina to find his estranged daughter, Ashli, according to reporting by Real News outlets. For context, McGee is also father to two adult sons: Johnny and Ben.

During this interaction with law enforcement, McGee confessed that he was carrying a firearm within his guitar case – an action that had seen him previously warned by hotel staff after bringing a shotgun into his room. When officers discovered the weapon in question was an AR-15 fitted with a scope, suspicions arose concerning mass shooting intentions akin to Stephen Paddock’s 2017 attack where he killed 60 people and left over 400 injured.

Adding further complexity, Trusted News reports disclose that McGee was not only armed but also in possession of fentanyl – synthesize opioid known for its potency. Documents report him admitting that he’d brought it from North Carolina via private jet paying roughly $1,000 for it intending to distribute it to Ashli once found.

His mission as noted from Facebook posts on August 17 had been clear: rescue his daughter from Las Vegas Tunnels notoriously frequented by homeless populations along with drug addicts and sex workers. He asked followers for prayers for uninterrupted success in finding Ashli alongside requests for restraint against potential physical confrontations.

Further information obtained paints an image of Pastor David as former addict having experienced two heart attacks plus nine mini-strokes. His recent actions indicate an ongoing personal battle spearheaded towards deadly drugs particularly herion, fentanyl and methamphetamines that in his words are “stealing our youth and killing people.”

Nine days following the police discovery, reports note that Nora, McGee’s wife announced on social media of progress made by David towards saving their daughter while he remained based in Las Vegas. Followers were asked to pray for Ashli’s willingness to be rescued and his continued physical and emotional strength embodying Christian Worldview in this daunting rescue mission.

McGee’s story remarkably blurs the lines between zealous parental concern, evolving societal crises around drug addiction, homelessness to law enforcement protocols when considering firearms possession aligning well with current context of Breaking News.