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July 20, 2006

Great news

Rev. Tom Barron and William Euguene Seastrum were released today after a ransom was paid.

They were grabbed Sunday on their way to church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Both men are from the Triad, with Barron being the leader of a congregation, The Mustard Seed, in north High Point and Seastrum being a local carpenter and member of the church. Barron also lives in north High Point.

We haven't been able to pin down where Seastrum lives locally, which is why the stories keep referring to him as being from the Triad. I found public records from the last seven years that list High Point, Trinity and south Greensboro addresses -- so we know he's from the area. Just not exactly where.

Barron's friend and the family's defacto spokesman, Mike Metzner, told me this afternoon that both are fine and in good health. Their biggest complaint: stiffness from four days of sitting.

See tomorrow's paper for a full update.

Posted by Jonathan Jones at July 20, 2006 5:54 PM