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What is going on with Juanita Bynum?
As you know I do not often revisit topics that I have covered more than once unless it is a life changing story that deems worthy of my space. Due to Prophetess Juanita Bynum’s media tour it did not seem appropriate to talk about a story that had been deliberately saturated in the media. It was my desire to get the perspective on Bishop Thomas Weeks, which is why I interviewed his divorce attorney Randle Kessler. However, just when I thought that I would not discuss these individuals again until they were in a courtroom some new information has been discovered. It is no surprise that things have gone from bad to worse for Juanita Bynum. Obnoxious has discovered that the televangelist, who was allegedly beaten, stomped, and kicked by her husband in the parking lot of the Renaissance Hotel like Tina Turner is about to lose her lavish pad in Waycross, Georgia.
Ware County Tax Commissioner Steve Barnard told Obnoxious that the home has already been advertised among the houses up for sale at the county courthouse on November 6, 2007. Barnard shared that the property tax on the house for 2006 is $32,007.56 and the Prophetess must add an additional $6,944 in interest, penalties and costs. During the conversation Barnard took out the file and explained to me that a woman that worked for Bynum’s ministry called him on September 25, 2007 and asked how they could resolve the matter when he informed the woman there was no way around paying the taxes. She made an offer of $25,000 to get the house out of jeopardy that was accepted by Tax Commissioner Barnard if it was paid by September 28, 2007. However, it was not until October 10, 2007 that his office received $5,000. Due to Bynum not keeping the arrangements the original amount would be due in full to keep the 23 plus acres being sold on the court house steps.
According to Barnard’s tax records the 6,748-square-foot house sits on more than 23 acres. Because Prophetess Bynum does not live there, the house does not qualify for a homestead tax exemption. Her Waycross-based ministry bought the house August 18, 2006. Actually Juanita Bynum needs to come up with over $66,000 to get totally caught up on her taxes due to a $31,863.39 being due on November 15, 2007 for the taxes of the property for this year. A number of people are waiting to purchase the property on November 6 if she is not able to pay. “We have been getting so many calls from individuals and corporations interested in making the purchase,” Steve Barnard stated.
It seems that the beat down and all of the interviews might have hurt Juanita more than they helped her if she cannot pay her taxes. Barnard said that the lady that he spoke with on behalf of Juanita Bynum told him that she had been in some financial trouble since her husband attacked her in Atlanta. “She said that things had been really slow since she had been attacked by her husband,” Steve informed me. “She took off for at least 2 almost three weeks without preaching anywhere after the incident and now that she has started back preaching things have been very slow and her contributions are not what they once were,” Steve added. This might explain why Juanita said she was in need of $250,000 on her television broadcast on September 17, 2007. When she made the appeal to her partners she said it was to build a new Threshing Floor that is located at her home in Waycross, Georgia, but it might really be to hold on to the one she already has. Juanita is going to have to do more than build a new one if she loses this property. You do not have to believe Obnoxious, do a search for yourself at
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Meanwhile, Bynum has filed for divorce from her husband, Bishop Thomas Weeks III, who is accused of beating her in the parking lot of the Renaissance Hotel. Weeks has pleaded not guilt to charges of aggravated assault and making terroristic threats. He’s currently free on $40,000 bond and is not allowed to have contact with Bynum.
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