Bishop Thomas Weeks Turns himself in, releases a statement

Weeks was accompanied by his lawyer when he surrendered this morning at the Fulton County Jail. Atlanta Police spokesman James Polite says Weeks will be released on bail after he is photographed and fingerprinted. Bail is set at $40,000. He has been ordered to stay away from Rev. Bynum and her sister.

Because Weeks threatened Bynum's life during the attack, police said, charges were upgraded.

"Anytime you tell a person, 'I'm going to kill you,' that moves it up to a felony," Campbell said. And her bruises were serious enough to merit felony aggravated assault charges against Weeks.

In a comment posted on her MySpace page, the evangelist said, "I am currently recovering from all of my injuries and resting well ... this, too, shall pass."

Her publicist, Amy Malone, said Bynum wants to keep the matter private.

"People are interpreting it to mean the two of them were fighting," Malone said. "They were not fighting. She was assaulted."


To Read Statement released on behalf of Bishop Weeks