City officials withdrew a request for Minneapolis City Council action on a violence interrupter contract amid concerns surrounding a local nonprofit and its founder.

A prominent north Minneapolis pastor who made threatening statements to Minneapolis City Council members could get a new, $643,632 one-year city contract to interrupt violence. The Rev. Jerry McAfee — whose nonprofit has done violence prevention work for years — interrupted a February council committee meeting and went on a five-minute rant after the council considered

The move comes after council members said the pastor threatened them and one of his team members ended up behind bars.