Man charged with assault and disrupting worship at Gallatin LDS meetinghouse

At about 11:40 a.m. on Sunday, 11 October 2026, Gary Mason, 66, of Jameson allegedly became upset after a worship service at the church at 211 Ash Street in Gallatin, Missouri, shouted profanities and refused to leave. According to the Daviess County Sheriff's Office, he threatened to strike an off-duty officer, grabbed another person around the neck and tried to put them in a headlock, then resisted, tried to hit churchgoers and kicked two people, including an off-duty officer, as he was escorted out; young children were nearby. He is charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault, disrupting a house of worship and first-degree trespassing, pleaded not guilty, and is barred from LDS property.

Disruption and assault at a meetinghouse, mapped to incidentType raid as with earlier disruption cases. The address is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Gallatin meetinghouse. Coordinates are from the church's meetinghouse locator. Also reported by KCHI (https://kchi.com/latest-news/jamison-man-charged-after-incident-at-gallatin-church/).