Posted on 07/05/2016 2:45:43 PM PDT by Reeses
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 68-year-old Vietnam veteran was beaten Sunday afternoon at a Jacksonville gas station after telling a clerk of the food store that he was going to vote for Donald Trump, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Charlie Daniels said he got into a profanity-laced dispute with a man who, once they were both outside near the gas pumps, pushed Daniels, punched him in the face and kicked him several times.
The man left the scene in an older-model Chevrolet Suburban.
Rescue personnel were called to the Shell station on Edgewood Avenue between Commonwealth Avenue and Beaver Street, but Daniels refused treatment and drove himself home.
Officers said security video shows the confrontation and violence.
Daniels told News4Jax that he was in line to pay for gas and began talking about the upcoming election. The clerk, whom he knew, asked him who he planned to vote for, and Daniels said, "Trump."
The man behind him became irate, using racial slurs and expletives, authorities said. Daniels said the abusive man left the store first, but waited for him outside and picked up where he left off.
"He said, 'Hey, I need to talk to you.' I said, 'Partner, I don’t want to talk to nobody. Look, that stuff is over with. I was just voicing an opinion. So were you,' and I said, 'Come on, let me get some gas,'" Daniels said. "He reached over, grabbed me by (the) arm, turned me around and came down with his left hand. (He) knocked me down, and when I hit the ground, he said, 'What do you think about Trump? Know you white mother (expletive). And then he started kicking me.”
The store's owner confirmed that there were political remarks exchanged between the two inside the store, but he did not see the violence.
The victim tried to get the license tag number of his attacker's SUV, but was seen and the man came at him again. The tag number not visible in the surveillance video.
Daniels suffered injures to his face and left arm.
“I can’t move my wrist and I can’t hardly move my fingers," Daniels said.
Daniels defends his support of Trump.
"First of all, I’m a Vietnam vet and I’d like to see us the country get back on straight and normal and get our military back to where it used to be," Daniels said. "He said, 'I don’t give a (expletive) about you being a vet."
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said the attacker was described as a 25- to 35-year-old black man, at least 6 feet tall and weighing 210 to 230 pounds, with long dreadlocks and a beard.
“I hope he goes to jail. I want him to make restitution for all my injuries and the pain I’m going through right now," Daniels said. "I don’t see why it’s not a hate crime with all the words he was saying. It was all about me being a white man and supporting Trump. If that’s not hate, than I don’t know what is."
Anyone who witnessed the beating or has information that could help police identify the driver of the Suburban is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.
Despite the media's best attempts, I haven't seen any legit reports of Trump supporters beating up Hillary supporters.
His friend, the station owner, asked him while he was still inside the store. His attacker was behind him in line.
The egregious violence of the left - we’re seeing it more and more.
And if Hillary wins the election, look out - this will be child’s play.
Our only task right now is to get Trump elected. Becoming vigilanties, even if we are attacked first, will get Trump blamed for the violence. Stay on target.
OK, I’m never asked when I’m on line, either.
just say you’re not paying attention to politics right now now because I’m building a Bomb Shelter
Blood red is the color of leftism/communism, and it represents their vain, envy-driven murderous intent. True blue is the color of conservatism. The urban media switched the red/blue colors in the USSA because blue has an advantage with swing voters. Commie red hits too close to home.
I’ve seen quite a few polls online but I ignore them. I’ll keep my preferences to myself until it comes time to vote.
Damn, how come nothing fun like this ever happens to me.
Who cares that I’m 5’18”.
Some day the worm will turn.
Sounds like yet another Mexican who needs to be shown the door, with a pipe wrench up the side of his head so he remembers to stay out.
A truly crappy part of town.
Totally tagable... OK with you?
>Trump voters need their own force and use fire to counter fire. There is no other way.
Yes. I’m deeply disappointed that Trump hasn’t organized the loin guard to fight back. However, I’m going to show good discipline and hold back until Trump give the word. I look forward to the day when we defend our own.
Thug Lives Matter.
Loretta Lynch and the Department of Injustice will be all over this hate crime.
If some White dude beat up an old Black or Hispanic vet who said he liked Hillary, it would be the leading national story.
During the ten years that I lived in Minnestoopid, I have had to learn how to act like a Kool Aid drinker. Especially after the immaculation of Party Secretary Obama. Any slip would result in a violent response.
I am back in Texas.
Not me. As far as pollsters are concerned, it’s Trump all the way.
But... I’m a black female (lesbian, for one poll) who is over 65 years old, who works for the government, and makes in excess of 100K a year.
We’re a very small demographic.
Where’s Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson with their #vetslivesmatter signs?
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