Prince, a former church official now employed by a group that is critical of the church, is listed as an expert witness in the wrongful death case, Kobrin said. Kobrin said, according to a transcript of one of the May 15 depositions. Largo police Sgt. Howard Crosby testified he quickly learned of the church's involvement after a private detective accused Prince of being a marijuana and cocaine dealer. After Prince's August 2000 arrest on the misdemeanor cultivation charge, the private detective suggested additional charges of sale or possession of drugs within 1,000 feet of a school, because a school was near Prince's home, and child abuse, because two children lived in the home, Crosby said.
Jury selection is today in the drug case.