By Scott Buttram Publisher According to media reports, new attorneys who are representing jailed evangelist Matt Pitt filed a motion for his early release on Thursday only to have that motio... Read more
By Gary Lloyd Trussville Police Department Lt. Jeff Bridges said this morning that the court appearance for The Basement security director Vince Lovell has been reset for Dec. 4. Lovell was... Read more
By Gary Lloyd COLUMBIANA — The parents of jailed youth evangelist and The Basement founder Matt Pitt today spoke out against the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office giving out honorary b... Read more
By Gary Lloyd COLUMBIANA — Youth evangelist and The Basement founder Matt Pitt will remain in Shelby County Jail for the next 10 months as part of his probation that was revoked this m... Read more
Shelby county Judge Dan Reeves revoked the probation of youth evangelist Matt Pitt today after finding there was probable cause that Pitt violated his probation agreement with Shelby county... Read more
The first witness called by the state was Brandon Vessels of Grayson Valley who testified to his encounter with Matt Pitt. Vessels said a neighbor alerted him to a strange vehicle parked in... Read more
By Gary Lloyd The Basement security director Vince Lovell has been charged with two misdemeanors in relation to a leaving the scene of an accident incident in Trussville on Sunday, according... Read more
According to NBC’s John Paepcke in his 13 Investigates segment, youth evangelist Matt Pitt flashed a badge as early as 2011 during a traffic stop in Florida. Pitt was ticketed f... Read more
In an article by Alan Blinder, The New York Times recounts the legal ordeal of youth evangelist and The Basement founder Matt Pitt. Pitt is currently in the Shelby County jail awaiting a Sep... Read more
By Scott Buttram Karen and Pat Schatzline are full-time evangelists based in Trussville with Mercy Seat Ministries. Pat, also an author, was one of the first people Matt Pitt reached out to... Read more