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Pastor Tony Spell Charged With Second‑Degree Battery After Assault on Neighbor’s Son

Surveillance video cited by authorities shows repeated punches that hospitalized the 20‑year‑old, signaling possible criminal and civil consequences.

Overview

  • Spell was arrested, booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and charged with one count of second‑degree battery following the incident that occurred Tuesday, according to local reports.
  • Police and local outlets say surveillance footage appears to show Spell running across four‑lane Hooper Road, engaging in a fight and striking the man multiple times.
  • The 20‑year‑old victim was taken to a hospital, received five stitches to his chin and suffered severe bruising around both eyes, with no concussion reported.
  • Spell says the victim had issued threats toward his family before the confrontation, a claim the Sherwin family denies and that is disputed by witnesses and video.
  • The episode continues a long feud between Spell and neighbor Scott Sherwin dating to 2020, and it has prompted both criminal prosecution and a planned civil lawsuit with possible prison exposure under Louisiana law.