He told FLDS followers that Warren Jeffs was dead. Then, Samuel Bateman said he was their prophet now.
Bateman was arrested in September after federal agents searched his homes looking for evidence of underage marriages.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Underage followers of Samuel Bateman gather at the entrance to his home in Colorado City, Ariz., on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, after the FBI conducted a raid on this and other properties.