Posted on 10/04/2022 12:01:59 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
INDIALANTIC, Fla. - The mayor of a Florida town was arrested after police said he hit another man in the face with a rake while they were cleaning up a park in Brevard County after Hurricane Ian.
David Berkman, 59, is facing a misdemeanor battery charge.
According to an affidavit from the Indialantic Police Department, the victim – Melvyn Chang – and Berkman were both in Orlando Park in Indialantic on Friday assisting with cleanup efforts after Hurricane Ian spread debris across the area.
Police said Chang was sitting on a picnic table recording Berkman after Berkman allegedly made several comments about "kicking his a**," the affidavit stated.
The report went on to say that "after several minutes the defendant walked up and shoved a leaf rake with a plastic end into the face of the victim causing the rake to hit the victims phone and his face."
The victim reportedly captured the incident on his cellphone.
No other information has been released about the incident.
is that considered a hurricane-related injury?
Is the FBI on the case yet?
Depends on whether the Mayor is a Democrat or Republican.
If he's a Republican he'll get a SWAT team visit at 5 am.
Why do I think these two have a previous history that is not friendly?
The smarter move would have been to leave the rake where the other guy would step on it. Then put another rake on the other side so when he turned around to go the other way, he’d get hit again.
Can’t get arrested for that!
COVID
TRUMP !
Was Melvyn really assisting in the clean up?
“Melvyn Chang – and Berkman were both in Orlando Park in Indialantic on Friday assisting with cleanup efforts”
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“Police said Chang was sitting on a picnic table recording Berkman”
Melvyn might have been sitting on his ass doing nothing and that can tick off people that are actually working.
The Three Stooges in Hurricane Cleanup.
20 years ago I would have laughed at this comment. Today any of us could expect to have a swat team or FBI storming our home for any comment on social media. The world has changed. We live in a semi state of war of the people verses the federal government.
This article says he is Republican:
Indialantic Mayor’s Facebook Post Shows Vehicles Being Towed From Beach for $320
By Reginald Dwight -April 28, 2020
Even a Mayor can become Florida Man.
The definition of ‘man’ is a work in progress.
However, dictionary.com still has the old fashioned definitions.
John Fetterman is a mayor in Florida?
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