Pastor Tony Spell’s Family Alleges Harassment Before Beating
TL;DR
A Louisiana pastor, Tony Spell of Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, faces second-degree battery charges after police say he beat Scott Sherwin’s son eight times and wrestled him to the ground; Spell says he acted to protect his family after Sherwin’s son allegedly harassed Shaye Spell, flipped her off, followed them, and threatened rape and murder, part of a long-running feud that included a 2020 lawsuit over surveillance cameras; Spell is due in court September 15 and could face up to eight years in prison.
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