Louisiana pastor Tony Spell must stay 50 yards from his neighbor’s home unless he’s checking the mail after a protection order was issued against him – as shocking bodycam appears to show him using a homophobic slur to describe his alleged assault victim, just two days after he was arrested.
Spell, 48, is banned from speaking with the neighbor either online and in person, according to the order issued Friday, which has since been reported by The Advocate.
“Mr Spell may walk over and check his mailbox; other than checking his mailbox, he is to be 50 yards away from the protected person’s property,” a note on the order says.
Pastor Tony Spell allegedly assaulted his neighbor’s son after he threatened to kill and rape his wife. WBRZ
Spell, the pastor of Baton Rouge’s Life Tabernacle Church, will appear in court in September after being charged with second degree battery over last month’s assault that unfolded opposite the church.
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He claimed Scott Sherwin’s son had threatened to rape and kill his wife before delivering 35 blows.
But two days after the brawl Scott Sherwin reported Spell for allegedly mowing his lawn at 4 a.m., WBRZ reported.
“He’s doing this to intimidate my victim son,” Sherwin claimed in bodycam video seen by The Post.
“Do you cut your grass at 4 in the morning?” he asked the responding officer.
“You gotta get him to stop man,” the furious dad said.
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Sherwin claimed his family was unable to sleep – alleging Spell was carrying out “psychological warfare.”
An enraged Sherwin then swore at his neighbor, allegedly flipping him off, according to the bodycam.
Tony Spell kneeling and holding a goat. Tony Spell / Facebook
“I was asleep when this started at four in the morning,” Sherwin stressed, aggressively pointing at his phone.
The cop then went over to Spell, who was sitting on his lawnmower, before asking for his name.
“Everybody in the world knows my name,” Spell brazenly replied to the cop.
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Spell, who faces up to eight years in prison if convicted, then labeled Sherwin’s son a “f—-t” and seemed to take pride in the now-viral beatdown.
“He’s just sore because I beat the crap out of his f—-t boy,” he said.
“And he’s next if he comes over here and harasses these boys,” Spell said, speaking while a group of teens gathered nearby.
He has been embroiled in a rivalry with his neighbor. Tony Spell
Spell then started his lawnmower up and told the boys “get to work,” essentially ordering them to clear off.
Spell strongly defended his actions after being released from jail over the assault.
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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,” he told reporters.
He revealed what Sherwin’s son allegedly said, which prompted the beatdown.
“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 said.
He addressed the altercation to his congregation and compared it to “domestic terrorism.” He also cited a Bible passage from Mark 16:18, WAFB reported.
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“In my name, they shall lay hands on the sick. And they shall recover,” he said.
“So today, I fulfilled the scripture. I laid hands on the sick. I don’t know how much recovery they’re going to have, but I laid hands on the sick.”
Spell has been in a longstanding feud with Sherwin; the pastor filed a lawsuit during the pandemic in 2020 over surveillance cameras that were installed.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Spell was ticketed for holding in-person church services, defying Louisiana’s social distancing restrictions.
Spell claimed the cameras were installed to monitor him.
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In April 2020, Spell was accused of attacking a protester outside his church. Police alleged that Spell backed his church bus in the direction of the protester, who was identified as Trey Bennett, according to news station WAFB-TV.
He was arrested for aggravated assault but never formally charged.
One of the nation’s top quarterback prospects has found a new home in Louisiana after an eligibility dispute ended his plans to play at another Texas high school. Four-star Georgia commit Colton Nussmeier has transferred to Archbishop Rummel, giving the Raiders an elite signal-caller heading into the 2026 season.
Lenny Vangilder of Crescent City Sports broke the news, which comes after the University Interscholastic League (UIL) declared Nussmeier ineligible after he announced a transfer from Flower Mound Marcus to Denton Ryan.
The UIL ruled the transfer was made for athletic purposes, making Nussmeier ineligible under Texas rules. Nussmeier shouldn’t have any issues being eligible at Archbishop Rummel, as father Doug is the offensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints.
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The 6-foot-3 1/2, 195-pound southpaw and Georgia Bulldogs’ commitment is the younger brother of former LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, who is entering his rookie year with the Kansas City Chiefs. He is rated the nation’s No. 12 quarterback and No. 199 overall prospect in the Class of 2027 by 247Sports.
As a junior at Flower Mound Marcus, Nussmeier threw for nearly 1,400 yards and 12 touchdowns while playing eight games in an injury-shortened season. He also rushed for 6.2 yards per carry. During his sophomore campaign, Nussmeier threw for 2,000 yards while completing 60% of his passes for a Flower Mound Marcus team that went 6-4.
Denton Ryan’s campus is located just over 13 miles away from Flower Mound Marcus. A report from Charles Baggarly of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram indicated that the District Executive Committee was split with a 3-3 vote regarding Nussmeier’s transfer. With a tie, the decision came down to Nussmeier’s former coach at Flower Mound Marcus indicating that the move was for athletic purposes. The UIL later voted 4-1 to uphold the ruling.
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Rummel, which has an enrollment of close to 700 students in grades eight-through-12, is an all-boys school. The Louisiana High School Athletic Association uses a 2x-multiplier for single-gender schools, which places the Raiders in the largest classification (5A) with well over 1,000 high school students.
In 2025, Rummel went 8-5 and reached the quarterfinals of the Divsion I select playoffs (for private and magnet schools). The Raiders defeated District 9-5A rival Holy Cross 24-3 in the regular season and 24-0 in the postseasson opener.
The No. 11-seeded Raiders knocked off No. 6 Tioga 45-21 in the second round before dropping a 35-10 quarterfinal game at another district rival, No. 3-seeded St. Augustine.
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District 9-5A, known as the “Catholic League,” although not all of the schools are parochial, annually ranks among Louisiana’s toughest leagues, featuring defending state champion Edna Karr, John Curtis Christian, Holy Cross and St. Augustine.
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Nussmeier’s debut with the Raiders could come in one of Louisiana’s marquee opening-week games when Archbishop Rummel travels to University Lab, which will also feature a high-profile transfer quarterback in Knox Kiffin, the son of LSU coach Lane Kiffin.
William ‘Bill’ Day, 68, and Tommie Day, 69, died in Thursday morning crash
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BOGALUSA, Louisiana – A Seguin couple was killed in a small plane crash near an airport in southeast Louisiana on Thursday morning, authorities said.
According to the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, William “Bill” Day, 68, and his wife, Tommie Day, 69, died when their aircraft crashed just before 10: 50 a.m. near the George R. Carr Memorial Airfield in Bogalusa, Louisiana.
They were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said the Days were the only people on board the aircraft.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has been notified and is investigating.
Officials have not released additional information about the circumstances leading up to the crash.
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