A stilt walker crosses behind Lou and in the next scene is at ground level minus the jacket, spinning a fire staff as Lou walks toward him.
The Preacher/Priest gets out of his car shuts the door, and it pops right back open. A few minutes later, he has to open the door again to get in and leave.
The sheriff, locked in his own jail cell, reaches over to a conveniently-placed gun-rack at the back of the cell & grabs a shotgun to blast his way out.
The Preacher, Pastor, whatever is wearing a Priest collar in a typical Southern Baptist town.