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Attackers Beat Auto Trimmer and Smash His Only Sewing Machine

July 8, 2019 By Nadeem Muaddi

The Hog Ring - Attackers beat auto trimmer and smash his only sewing machine
Alleged attackers James and Anthony Spinella.

Two men are in police custody after beating an auto trimmer, threatening to stab him in the neck with scissors and destroying his sewing machine.

Tony Fernandez, owner of Complete Upholstery in Naples, Florida, alleges brothers James and Anthony Spinella attempted to scam his business. When he caught on and called them out on it, they turned violent.

The Hog Ring - Attackers beat auto trimmer and smash his only sewing machine
Shop owner Tony Fernandez.

The brothers unleashed their anger on a 22-year-old employee, ruthlessly beating him and threatening to cut his neck open with upholstery shears, Fernandez said. They also smashed the shop’s only sewing machine.

“He took it right off the table and smashed it on the ground and broke it. It’s completely done,” Fernandez told NBC-2. “That’s my moneymaker.”

“That’s the only reason why I come to work,” he added. “It’s to make money and go support my family.”

The Hog Ring - Attackers beat auto trimmer and smash his only sewing machine
The attackers destroyed the shop’s only sewing machine.

Fortunately, the employee escaped and called police, who arrested the Spinella brothers. They face charges of armed burglary and battery.

With the help of some friends, Fernandez was also able to find a used sewing machine and re-open his business.

As for the attackers, he has a simple message: “You deserve to be where you’re at, honestly … You shouldn’t be hurting other people.”

For more auto upholstery crime stories, check out our crime section.

Filed Under: Archive, Crime Tagged With: Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Car Interior, Complete Upholstery

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  1. Bobbi Jo Celli says

    July 16, 2019 at 4:23 pm

    So very sorry for your suffering.

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