BOY DIES AT PRAYER SERVICE

Police are investigating a case of an autistic boy who died at a prayer service meant to heal him:

The boy's mother took him to the Faith Temple Church of the Apostolic Faith (search) for the prayer service Friday night. Several church members prayed over him for more than an hour until someone noticed he wasn't moving and called 911, said Bishop David Hemphill Sr.

Church members had wrapped the boy in sheets to keep him from scratching himself and others, but the boy was allowed to sit "any way that he feels comfortable," Hemphill said.

"All I know is we're not guilty of anything," he said....

"The boy just had a problem in his mind, and what we were doing was asking God to fix it," Hemphill said. "He chose to fix it by taking him back home to Him."

The police have arrested one in connection with the incident.