(Fox News) Louisiana authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a defiant pastor, who flouted a prohibition on large gatherings by holding services that drew hundreds of followers. The arrest warrant is for the pastor nearly hitting a protester with a church bus over the weekend.
The warrant for Pastor Tony Spell of the Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge accuses him of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and improper backing of a vehicle during the Sunday incident, a Central Police Department dispatcher told Fox News.
As of Monday evening, Spell had not been taken into police custody, the dispatcher said.
Spell was reportedly filmed backing a church bus toward a protester outside the church before stopping a few feet away from him, according to local media reports.