Rev. Tony Spell, who has continued to hold large church services in defiance of public health restrictions due to COVID-19, claimed that a coroner's finding that an elderly church member died from the virus is 'a lie.'
Rev. Tony Spell has reportedly denied that an elderly member of his Louisiana church died due to coronavirus, after Spell continued to hold packed services in defiance of public health restrictions meant to halt the spread of the virus.
Spell disputed the coroner's findings, responding to local news outlet WAFB by saying,"That is a lie." He also described his fallen parishioner as one of his"right hand men" and a"great member of the church." The pastor has dismissed concerns about the virus, describing the pathogen as"politically motivated."
Wittenbrink is said to have been hospitalized since Tuesday, when he became seriously ill after contracting the virus. The attorney attended at least two events at the church this month, an April 2 press conference and a church service on April 5, although he says he doesn't know where he got the virus.
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