A pastor at Old Stone Church blocked a police car and tried to force the release of a felony domestic violence suspect, citing non-existent laws that protect people from being arrested in a church. The incident started on Tuesday when East Haven Fire Department requested that police respond to a home where they were treating a domestic violence victim with serious injuries. Officers arrived and determined that the 59-year-old female victim had been severely beaten by her son, Ryan Champlin, 34. The victim told officers that she got into an argument with Champlin because he lived there for free. Champlin started to attack her, and the victim grabbed the phone to call 911. Champlin pushed her to the ground, and she got up and fled into the bedroom and locked the door. Her son then kicked the door in and used the phone to beat the victim's head until the phone broke, seriously injuring her. The suspect then fled the residence. As officers were hunting Champlin to arrest him for felony domestic violence assault, they were tipped off that he had gotten a ride to Old Stone Church Officers arrived at the church and spoke with employees who invited them to come inside to search for the suspect.