Husband, Wife On Trial For Preaching

A husband and wife arrested while preaching on a corner in downtown Kansas City will get a new trial. Michael and Joy Wheeler spent a night in jail Nov. 7 after being arrested at the Kansas City Area Transit Authority's Transit Plaza on the corner of 10th and Main streets. Represented by the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, the Wheelers appealed charges of disorderly conduct and trespassing. Michael Wheeler said he was sharing his faith, with his wife quietly praying alongside, when a Metro bus supervisor approached and told the couple to leave. The Wheelers began to pray, and police soon arrived to arrest them. Michael Wheeler was charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct and Joy Wheeler was charged with disorderly conduct.