Atheist Attacks Roommate With A Knife Because He Looked Like Jesus

Gustav Potthoff has a cross to bear: He’s a self-proclaimed atheist accused of attacking his roommate whom he thought was Jesus.

Via HuffPo reports: As such, he believes that only an atheist attorney can defend him properly.Police in Orlando, Fla. allege that Potthoff attacked his roommate, Raymond Hernandez, with a glass cup and a butter knife on Monday.

According to the police report, Hernandez said he went to the kitchen to get a drink when Potthoff suddenly threw the glass cup at him.

When the cup missed Hernandez, Potthoff allegedly attacked him with a butter knife.

Hernandez avoided injury both times. He told investigators that Potthoff told him he thought Hernandez was Jesus and wanted to kill him, according to the police report.