Pompano Beach Sibling Pastors in Legal Fight Over 'Slander' and 'Stolen' Inheritance

Pastors and religious leaders are typically among the most trusted members of society. So, it may be jarring to read that one is being accused of slander — by his sister, who also happens to be a pastor.

Sharon Stone-Walker, pastor of a local Dove Ministries International church, filed a lawsuit against her brother, Jamal Robinson, pastor of Thomas Temple Church of God in Pompano Beach, in May. She accused him of slandering her by saying she made backroom deals with city officials to cut him out of profits from the sale of their grandmother's property.

In November 2024, the family agreed to sell the property at 300 NW 2nd Street in Pompano Beach for $750,000 to the city, which plans to use the land for a new city hall and mixed-use development, Stone-Walker's attorney, Michael Garcia, tells New Times.

"The defamation is related to him going around saying she stole money," Garcia tells New Times. "Ultimately, she had no control over the account."

When reached by email, Robinson referred New Times to a lawsuit he filed in December, arguing he was shorted about $102,000 when he received a check for $5,000 following the sale.

In February, a judge dismissed Stone-Walker from the lawsuit but allowed the case to proceed against her and Robinson's aunt, Linda Graham, the executor of the house sale, Garcia tells New Times. Depositions are pending in the lawsuit, according to court records.

"Robinson was under the impression everyone was to get an equal cut from the sale, which would be about $107,000," Garcia tells New Times. "So he felt slighted when he got less than $10,000. He stood to make a lot of money."

"That's when the slander started," Garcia says.

Robinson, clearly unhappy with his share of the sale, sent disparaging emails and texts to government officials, fellow pastors, and other members of the community, Garcia tells New Times. In the messages, he accused Stone-Walker of greasing the palms of city officials to cut him out of the property sale, according to the lawsuit.

"Blood is on your hands, and restitution will happen," Robinson allegedly wrote in a group text to Stone-Walker, another pastor, and other family members. "Sharon got away with cashing Grandma Doll's insurance check and not paying her the money back; but she won't get away with this."

"Who will Auntie Linda be dragging to jail with her?" the text reads. "This is all business and legal now since y'all ended the family."

The long-winded text calls out several family members for their part in what Robinson sees as a conspiracy to deprive him of more than $100,000, according to court records.

"Blood is on your hands, and restitution will happen," Robinson wrote, according to court records.

City records show that Stone-Walker regularly attends Pompano Beach City Commission meetings, where she has given the traditional pre-meeting prayer. In the lawsuit, Robinson accused Stone-Walker of using her city hall connections against him.

But Stone-Walker had no say over how much money each family member received from the home sale, Garcia tells New Times. Only the executor, Graham, could award what she saw fit to each family member, Garcia tells New Times.

Stone-Walker's lawsuit names Robinson and the church's overseeing body, Florida Eastern Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Church of God in Christ Inc., as defendants because Robinson, according to Garcia, used his official church email address to send the disparaging messages.

Stone-Walker is asking her brother for more than $50,000 in damages. A judge has yet to set a hearing for the lawsuit.