Tony Spell, pastor of the Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, Lousiana, can’t stop landing himself in the news for risking the lives of his congregation and all humans they come into contact with. First, he had the nerve to tell his followers to donate their entire stimulus checks to him, then he was held in contempt for defying lockdown orders in his state by having nearly 500 people in his church after the executive order was issued.
#BREAKING: Pastor Tony Spell just cuffed and en route to EBR Parish Prison. Charged with aggravated assault, improper backing, and outstanding bench warrants. Central PD releasing a statement soon. @WAFB pic.twitter.com/4hx1yQRV4N
— Graham Ulkins (@GrahamUlkins) April 21, 2020
Then he was arrested for alleged assault after almost backing his church bus into a protester.
He was lucky enough to be placed on house arrest instead of being thrown into a jail where social distancing is impossible and outbreaks are killing people. But instead of being grateful and sitting his butt on the couch for weeks at a time like the rest of us, he held another service in his ridiculous church and showed off his ankle bracelet as it was busy recording his location outside of his home.
All of this was live-streamed to the church’s Facebook page, where you can watch the congregation dance around less than six feet from each other.
https://www.facebook.com/centralcitynews.us/videos/180594766383329/
This is worse than the time he was caught on video almost running over a protester with his church bus. He actually shows the ankle monitor to his congregation while bragging that he’s “not hiding anymore.”
“It’s a dirty, rotten, crying shame when you have to hide in America,” he says.
Being under house arrest isn’t “hiding,” Tony, and neither is staying home to slow the spread of a deadly virus and avoid overloading hospitals so that more people are sure to die.
Spell’s attorney told NBC News that the church is within 50 yards of the pastor’s home, which presumably makes it legal for him to be there. However, it’s still not legal for him to hold a service with more than 50 people, and it sure looks like there’s more than 50 people in that video from yesterday.
They may need to put him in a cell. This would certainly be a relief to everyone else living in the state of Louisiana and the rest of the country/world.
Two weeks ago I asked Pastor Tony Spell, “If you knew you could save one life by canceling Sunday services, would you?”
“I would not,” he said.
Today we learned 78-year old church member Harold Orillion passed away from complications related to COVID19. https://t.co/P98z28QC3v
— Morgan Chesky (@BreakingChesky) April 17, 2020
They need to throw Corona Tony under the jailhouse.https://t.co/BNYJVw4dIn
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) April 26, 2020
Louisiana Pastor Tony Spell , out of jail and says he will defy orders again. He asks his low income Following to donate their stimulus cheques to him.
Jesus put bread in the mouths of his people.
False profits$ take the bread out of the mouths of their children . 😈— Mark (@MarkHarCan1) April 22, 2020
Rev Tony Spell is a mass murderer. He holds a weekly mass that gets his congregation murdered.
— JeremyNewberger (@jeremynewberger) April 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/ManifestTvTalk/status/1254877108855345157?s=20
Pastor Tony Spell Is Going to Get Away with Grossly Irresponsible Service https://t.co/mt3hk6ATua people don't fall for this crap pastors are living in mansions and y'all living in apartment buildings they all about the money they don't care about y'all find another religion
— Danielle (@Daniell75172508) April 27, 2020
@LouisianaGov Arrest the law breaking defiant public health risk that is Tony Spell…. Break house arrest. Defying a court order… He must be punished for his brazen acts of defiance. Sad hes so unintelligent and a public health risk. Put an end to his spread of his disrespect
— Michael J (@WthaHatchet) April 27, 2020
Quarantine us all from Tony Spell.
