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Jealousy bites snake-handling Campbell County preacher

Andrew Hamblin starts out of court after Campbell County General Sessions Judge Amanda Sammons set his bond at $200,000 on March 16 on aggravated assault and reckless endangerment charges. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL) Andrew Hamblin starts out of court after Campbell County General Sessions Judge Amanda Sammons set his bond at $200,000 on March 16 on aggravated assault and reckless endangerment charges. (MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL)

By The Knoxville News Sentinel July 31, 2015 1 min read

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Even unto death

The snakes didn’t bite this Campbell County preacher, but jealousy did.

Andrew Hamblin, a snake-handling preacher, admitted this week he stalked his wife after seeing her with another man, pointed a gun at her and fired at her male companion in March.

As part of a plea deal filed in Campbell County Criminal Court on Monday, Hamblin pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated assault and seven counts of felony reckless endangerment.