Pastor Tony Spell Attacked Neighbor who Allegedly Threatened to Rape and Kill Wife

A Louisiana pastor is accused of attacking his neighbor, who hurled expletives and allegedly threatened to rape and kill his wife as the pair brawled across from the church.

Tony Spell, the 48-year-old pastor of the Life Tabernacle Church, was arrested on battery charges for beating his neighbor’s 20-year-old son on Tuesday, according to WBRZ.

Spell was changing the battery of his church’s school buses when he was allegedly abused from across the four-lane road in Baton Rouge, La.

“He said, ‘Tony, I’m going to rape your wife, I’m going to rape all your grandchildren, and the next time you go out of town, I’m going to kill them,’” Spell claimed on Wednesday.

Spell said he had a “duty and obligation” to protect his family.

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“Number one, I’m a husband, number two, I’m a father, and number three, I’m a pastor who shepherds his flock,” he said. “I will not allow a man to murder my children when I’m gone.” (Read more from “Pastor Tony Spell Attacked Neighbor who Allegedly Threatened to Rape and Kill Wife” HERE)

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