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For 18 months, private detectives were paid $10,000 weekly to track the moves of David Miscavige's father, a church defector.

>> reporter: according to police documents, powell said he was hired through an intermediary firm and had been following ronald for 1 1/2 years. he said he and his son were paid $10,000 a week to search his garbage and photograph him wherever he went. he also put a g.p.s. tracking unit on ronald's car and stated that david miscavige is paranoid and is afraid ex-members will discuss the inner workings of the church. in response, the church of scientology says the entire premise of the report is a bald faced lie. it is preposterous. the attorney said mr. miscavige has they have hired mr. powell,

But powell said there was an incident where he saw ronald slumped over grasping his church and contacted his intermediary. according to the police report, he said he was called two minutes later by a man who identified himself as david miscavige, he said if it was ron's time to die, to let him die and not intervene. the story was repeated by powell's son, who was also interviewed by police. >> reporter: but the church of scientology says no conversation everyone took place. adding he's already taken care of his father and continues to do so. ronald miscavige, now 79, declined to comment. as fo...

Was arrested in wisconsin after police received a call about a suspicious man walking around a neighborhood. >> what mr. powell did indicate to the detectives is at the end of the day he believed he was working for the church of scientology. >> reporter: according to police documents, powell said he was hired through an intermediary firm and had been following ronald for 1 1/2 years. he said he and his son were paid $10,000 a week to search his garbage and photograph him wherever he went. he also put a g.p.s. tracking unit on ronald's car and stated that david miscaviv is paranoid and is afrai...

Adding he's already taken care of his father and continues to do so. ronald miscavige, now 79 declined to comment. as for powell, he could not be reached for comment. when police arrested him in 2013 offers found numerous weapons in his car but powell said they were for sports shooting. powell was eventually charged with one federal count for possessing a silencer. the charge was dismissed contingent on him completing a special program. but what powell told police nearly two years ago is bringing more attention to the church of scientology. joe friar, nbc news los angeles. >> tony ortega is a ...