Burton — Two days before clouds of black smoke rose above Grand Blanc Township from an attack on a Mormon church, Kris Johns encountered a man who went on an anti-Mormon tirade that was so strong that Johns recorded a voice memo about his encounter.

Johns, who is a candidate for the Burton City Council, said Monday that he had spoken to "a guy, former Marine, (who) went to Iraq, and somehow, got to Utah." Sanford lived in Utah for a period of time in 2010 and 2011, according to public records. After 20 minutes of pleasantries, the conversation took a turn from the Second Amendment to anti-Mormon sentiments.

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