SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A former pastor in Sumner County has been sentenced to prison for stealing funds from a food bank he was once in charge of, officials said.

On Friday, Aug. 1, two assistant district attorneys secured felony convictions in Sumner County Criminal Court against 83-year-old James Gill.

According to Sumner County District Attorney General Ray Whitley, a judge has ordered Gill to serve 12 years in the Tennessee Department of Correction after the 83-year-old pleaded guilty to theft of property over $60,000 and patronizing prostitution.

Officials said Gill was the former executive director of the Sumner County Food Bank (SCFB) and senior pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in Gallatin.

In May 2022, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation began investigating allegations

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