Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III Surrenders to Atlanta Police

The estranged husband of Juanita Bynum surrendered himself at the Fulton County jail after warrants for his arrest were issued on August 23 after a reported altercation outside of an Atlanta-area hotel. Thomas W. Weeks III, accompanied by his attorney turned himself in early Friday morning.

Weeks known as Bishop Weeks to his followers was charged with aggravated assault and making terroristic threats in connection to a confrontation with his wife that left her badly bruised according to police reports. Bond was set at $30,000 on a charge of aggravated assault and $10,000 on a charge of terroristic threats, and a magistrate ordered Weeks to have no contact with Bynum or her sister, Tina Culpepper.

Weeks made no statement when he walked into the jail with an attorney Friday morning.

The struggle happened early Wednesday morning in a hotel parking lot near the Atlanta airport. A bellman who witnessed the incident is credited with pulling Weeks off of his wife.

A lawyer for Weeks said he will continue his ministry and try to reconcile with his wife after the allegations are dealt with.

"He is extremely sad over the events that have taken place," said Edward Garland, one of the two attorneys representing Weeks. "I think there is hope on his part that the relationship can get past these difficult moments.

"He has never had any accusation of any sort like this from her or anyone else," said Garland. "There are a lot of circumstances surrounding these events that will be explained at a later time. He is turning it over to the court system at this point.''

Bynum and Weeks are co-founders of Global Destiny Church in Duluth. They were married in 2002 in a lavish televised wedding that featured a 7.76-carat diamond ring. According to Bynum’s sister, Tina Culpepper, the couple separated three months ago, although it is documented that they continued to make public appearances together as recent as two weeks ago during a conference in Florida.