An Athens man was arrested Sunday after he attempted to pull a gun from its holster while he was speaking at the pulpit during church service, authorities said.

Thomas Zebulun Lewter, 34, of 24629 Drawbaugh Road, is charged with making a terrorist threat, and is currently at Athens-Limestone Hospital for evaluation.

He was booked into the Limestone County Jail Sunday evening. No bond has been set at this time.

According the Limestone County Sheriff's Department, Lewter began making congregants at the O'Neal Church of Christ uneasy while he spoke from the pulpit about his pending divorce. Many of them left the sanctuary, the Sheriff's Office reports.

Other congregants approached the pulpit and tried to convince Lewter to stop talking and to sit down, but he refused and attempted to grab a handgun he had on him.

At that point, the Sheriff's Office reported that Lewter was tackled and restrained by those who had approached him.

A retired Limestone County Sheriff's deputy, who was inside the church, assisted and handcuffed Lewter.

Lewter's wife filed for divorce on June 19, on the grounds of incompatible temperaments. His wife also accused him of alcohol abuse, according to Limestone County court records, and is seeking full custody of the couple's two children, ages 3 and 7.

This story was updated at 5:48 p.m. on Sunday, July 8, 2018, to include booking information on Thomas Lewter.