Posted on 11/03/2004 3:46:24 PM PST by xlib
Minutes after a piece of concrete block was thrown through a window at the Alachua County Republican headquarters early this morning, a man was arrested and told officers he was upset about the election.
The incident occured about 3:15 a.m. today at 1212 N. Main Street in the Gainesville Shopping Center, said Sgt. Keith Kameg of the Gainesville Police Department. He said two people were inside the building watching election returns and saw the man walk up and throw the block. The people, Nicholas Biltz, 27, and Katherine Vitale, 19, both of Gainesville, were not injured.
"They gave a very good description of the man, and he was arrested at 200 NW 7th Ave. five minutes after it happened," Kameg said. "Apparently he didn't know anybody was inside." Arrested was Matthew Wade Elliot, 24, of Gainesville.
"After he was arrested, Elliot made a spontaneous statement, 'I did it,'" Kameg said. "He was taken to jail and charged with throwing a deadly missle into an occupied structure, a felony."
The piece of concrete block went through a large window and landed 15 feet inside the building, he said. Damage was estimated at $500.
Kameg said that after he was taken to jail, Elliot "said 'I'm against the establishment,' and then he went on to say he voted for John Kerry and was upset."
And so it begins....
God help his family.
whatta maroon!
Ummm, the election is over now. I guess some people don't get it.
Birds of a feather lose together.
bump for later
Thank goodness he wasn't disenfranchised.
I'll see his brick and raise him a couple of 10mm Black Talons.
Which side tends to act just a little bit more like terrorists?
What in idiot! Blame the winner for the defeat of the loser? Duh!
I think the only reason the Alachua GOP headquarters hasn't had more problems like this is that it's near a Publix that serves as a sheriff's sub-station, so there's usually law enforcement personnel of one kind or another in the area.
Whoops. This is from 1938 Germany. I get confused.
GITMO
Based on this gentleman's input, I think the only right thing to do would be for Bush to step down and hand over power to Kerry. I mean hey, if this guy is upset about the election... well then, it's just not right for Bush to stay. ;-)
P.S. The bit about how he's "against the establishment" + voted for John Kerry (a multimillionaire Senator) is just priceless ;-)
Based on this gentleman's input, I think the only right thing to do would be for Bush to step down and hand over power to Kerry. I mean hey, if this guy is upset about the election... well then, it's just not right for Bush to stay. ;-)
P.S. The bit about how he's "against the establishment" + voted for John Kerry (a multimillionaire Senator) is just priceless ;-)
Kerry sure didn't hunt down that insurgent...
Last week, it was well protected by long lines waiting for tix to see W.
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