Posted on 10/27/2004 8:55:44 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
Man Accused Of Trying To Run Over Katherine Harris Man: 'I Intimidated Them With My Car'
POSTED: 11:30 am EDT October 27, 2004 UPDATED: 11:47 am EDT October 27, 2004 SARASOTA, Fla. -- A Sarasota man was arrested on an aggravated assault charge Wednesday after he was accused of trying to run down U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris and a group of supporters with his car.
A silver Cadillac sped toward the group at a Sarasota intersection Tuesday evening, then swerved at the last minute before driving off, according to police.
Witnesses gave the car's license plate number to police, and they tracked it to Barry M. Seltzer, 46.
He came to the police station Wednesday and complained to officers that Harris' supporters had impeded traffic.
"I intimidated them with my car," Seltzer told police.
He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A call for comment to Harris' campaign secretary was not immediately returned.
Harris, a Sarasota Republican, is seeking a second congressional term after serving as Florida's secretary of state during the protracted 2000 presidential recount.
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I bet he was wearing a brwon shirt...
This stuff is getting out of hand and it's scary!
Personally, I have had life experience that if you don't go along with the evil Dum corruption and intimadation, it can cost you your life. This kind of incident does not surprise me one bit.
More and more the democrats resemble the Taliban
--- aggravated assault with a deadly weapon---
Average sentence 60 months, add more for weapon.
"Intimidated"?
Is this sort of like, "minority voters were intimidated into not voting in 2000"?
An angry, hatefilled Democrat. Someone run over to DU and ask them if one of their members is missing.
Brwon doesn't look good on anyone.
It has always been like this. We just hear about it now.
Cars don't kill people, people kill people.
Ah, another fair and balanced Kerry voter.
I can see it now:
Arkancide - "Harris tried to jump in front of the car", so claims the medical examiner, who was unavailable for comment.
The democratic party is officially now the party of goons and ruffians. They should be obligated to wear brown shirts. The Dems have become like the mafia - intimidate and harass people to achieve a result.
"Brwon doesn't look good on anyone."
On the other hand, pnik looks okay if you are secure...
Allow pedestrians to own RPGs.
Riots? "Not if we win" said Lizzie Edwards.
Would love to see that Clymer explain himself to Judge Saunders Sauls.
Its not hard to "intimidate" someone with your 2,000 pound car, Mr. Seltzer, and its nothing to brag about.
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