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Florida Woman Attacks Elderly Trump Supporter at Dog Park Over MAGA Hat in Largo
A routine evening at a Largo, Florida dog park turned chaotic when 33-year-old Laura Garrett allegedly attacked a 72-year-old man wearing a Trump hat. What started as a political question escalated into a physical confrontation involving dumped drinks, thrown cans, and a physical assault. Body camera footage captures the entire incident, from the initial 911 call to Garrett's dramatic resistance during arrest, complete with spontaneous karaoke performances and defiant behavior. The case highlights the extreme polarization in American society, where political disagreements can spiral into criminal charges including battery on a person over 65 and battery on a law enforcement officer.
Political Tensions Boil Over at Florida Dog Park
After 5:00 p.m. at a dog park in Largo, Florida, what should have been a peaceful evening turned into a chaotic scene when a woman allegedly attacked an elderly man over his political attire. The incident began when witnesses reported seeing a woman with purple hair and a black tank top running into the park after allegedly dumping liquid onto a 72-year-old man, hitting him with a can, and pushing him.
When officers arrived on scene, they found multiple witnesses with video evidence of the confrontation. One witness immediately directed police to the suspect, stating he had captured video of her "going crazy as a Trump deranged person." The witness explained that when he expressed support for Trump's policies, the woman "freaked out and jumped over the fence" and told him he "better be worried about her."
The Confrontation with Law Enforcement Begins
Officer interactions with 33-year-old Laura Garrett began poorly from the start. When approached by police, Garrett refused to provide basic information, repeatedly stating she would only give her last name "when I feel comfortable" and "when I know what you want from me." Despite being informed she was being detained for a criminal investigation, Garrett continued to be uncooperative.
The situation escalated as Garrett refused to walk to the front of the park as instructed. When officers explained they had received an allegation against her and needed to investigate, she became increasingly difficult, arguing about procedure and demanding answers before complying with basic requests.
Arrest Turns Physical
After repeated refusals to follow instructions, officers decided to place Garrett in handcuffs. The situation immediately deteriorated as she began screaming and resisting. Despite being restrained, Garrett continued to argue, demand her rights be read, and question what she had done to deserve arrest.
Body camera footage shows Garrett refusing to walk to the front of the park even after being placed under arrest. Officers attempted multiple times to get her to cooperate, but she repeatedly sat down, demanded apologies, and made the situation more difficult. At one point, she even began singing "God Bless the USA," performing what one officer described as impromptu karaoke while in custody.
Multiple Officers Required for Transport
The situation became so difficult that officers called for backup and a hobble restraint. Multiple officers were eventually required to carry Garrett to a patrol car as she continued to resist, scream, and complain about her treatment. Throughout the ordeal, she alternated between demanding apologies, claiming officers were hurting her, and making sarcastic comments about the situation.
When asked if they needed five officers, one officer responded affirmatively as Garrett sarcastically laughed and said "BRING FIVE OF YOU. I'm huge." The transport to the patrol car required multiple attempts as Garrett repeatedly went limp or kicked, forcing officers to set her down and try again.
The Victim's Account
Officers interviewed the 72-year-old victim, who wore a Trump hat that apparently triggered the confrontation. He explained that Garrett had been "running her mouth" about Trump-related topics, saying things like "Trump's responsible for that leaf falling off the tree." When she wouldn't stop, he tried to ignore her, but she kept screaming "Talk to me. Talk to me."
The victim stated that when he saw Garrett running at him through the gate, he threw water on her to "cool her off" and shut the gate. According to his account, Garrett then "come flying over there, threw the Coke can at me" and gave him a shove. He said the can hit him in the back of the head, causing him to wrench his neck. The victim noted his blood pressure "went through the roof" and he almost retaliated physically but restrained himself.
Witness Perspectives
Multiple witnesses provided statements to police. According to witnesses, the incident started when Garrett asked why people still support Trump. When the victim expressed his support, saying "I think he's doing a great job," Garrett began "freaking out." Witnesses confirmed she threw her soda and became increasingly aggressive.
Garrett's boyfriend, who was present during the incident, told police this wasn't normal behavior for her. However, he claimed the victim threw his drink first and gave Garrett "a little body check." Officers determined based on witness statements and video evidence that Garrett was the primary aggressor in the situation.
Garrett's Version of Events
Once secured in the patrol car, Garrett agreed to speak with officers after being read her Miranda rights. She claimed there had been ongoing conflict between her and the victim, stating "He is just as mean to me as I am to him." According to Garrett, she simply asked the victim's friend why they still support Trump, but the victim in the Trump hat started "freaking out, yelling, cussing."
Garrett insisted the victim threw his drink at her first, and she only poured her drink on him in response. She distinguished between "throwing" and "pouring," claiming she poured while the victim threw. When officers pressed for more details about what happened with the drink and the physical confrontation, Garrett became evasive and defensive.
When asked if she was on any medications, Garrett responded sarcastically, "I love that this is your response cuz I'm the crazy one." She emphasized she was a nursing assistant with no prior criminal record and expressed fear "for the world."
Criminal Charges and Resolution
Garrett was arrested and charged with battery on a person 65 years of age or older, resisting an officer without violence, and battery on a law enforcement officer. The battery on law enforcement charge stemmed from Garrett jumping on an officer during the arrest attempt, causing him to fall and injure his knee.
Online records indicate that Garrett pleaded no contest to the resisting charge. A judge withheld adjudication but ordered her to pay court costs, fines, and fees. When being transported to jail, Garrett asked "May I ask what my final destination is?" to which the officer replied "Jail." She responded with a simple "Thank you."
Broader Implications
This incident exemplifies the extreme political polarization present in American society, where even casual settings like dog parks can become flashpoints for heated confrontations. What began as a political question escalated into criminal charges and a traumatic experience for all involved. The body camera footage serves as a stark reminder of how quickly situations can spiral out of control when emotions override reason and respect for others.
Video Transcript
It's after 5:00 p.m. at a dog [music]
park in Largo, Florida, where, get this,
a woman allegedly attacked an elderly
man over [music] an argument sparked by
his political attire.
>> Hello.
>> Hello.
>> Is this other person still here?
>> Yes, they are.
>> Where is she?
>> The gentleman in the small side. He'll
let you know he's got a video. They're
on the big side. She came running over
to this side.
Enough's enough. I I have a right to
wear this hat.
>> Okay. And I have video of her
going crazy as a a Trump deranged
person.
>> Okay.
>> And when I said I was good with
everything Trump was doing,
>> she freaked out and jumped over the
fence and told me I better be worried
about her. So I have all that
>> with the black tank top back there.
>> Yeah, black tank top, purple hair.
Seconds later, one officer catches up
with the suspect who witnesses said ran
into the park after allegedly dumping
liquid onto a 72-year-old man, hitting
him with a can and pushing him.
>> 461 out there very side of the park.
Ma'am, can you come over here for a
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>> Hi.
>> Hello. No.
>> So, we before we get into everything,
can I just bring you up here so we can
all talk together out in the front up
here?
>> Oh, no.
>> Oh, no.
>> No.
>> Okay. Do you have your ID on you?
>> No.
>> Okay. What's your first name?
>> Laura.
>> Laura.
>> Why are you here, sir?
>> Well, there was an incident and we were
called about it. Okay. The other officer
is going to come talk to you just a
second. I just didn't know where you
went to, so I came up to you.
>> I was doing the same thing I always do.
Walking around the dog park.
>> Laura, what's your last name, Laura?
>> My Why are you asking? I don't. No, I
don't want to tell you my last name yet.
>> Okay. Cuz we're working a criminal
investigation.
>> I said yet.
>> Okay.
>> So, all I'm asking you for is your name
right now.
>> Laura.
>> Okay. What's your last name, Laura?
>> I'll tell you when I feel comfortable
telling you.
>> Police eventually [music] identify the
suspect seen here as 33-year-old Laura
Garrett, accompanied by her boyfriend,
who apparently wants no part of this
interaction.
>> Okay. 475, you want to head back out
here?
>> Am I being detained? Yes, you ma'am. You
are.
>> Okay.
>> Yes, ma'am. So, you don't have a last
name you want to give me?
>> Well, I have a last name. I'm saying I
don't want to give it to you yet until I
understand what exactly I've done
>> because as of right now, we're
conducting a criminal investigation.
Okay. I don't know where that's going to
go. All right. I haven't talked to
really anybody else yet. They just said,
"Hey, that's the girl over there. So, I
came out to talk to you."
>> Okay. So, then why do you need why do
you need my last if you're just asking
questions? and so
>> because like I said, we're conducting a
criminal investigation.
>> And I will give you my my last name when
I feel comfortable doing so.
>> Okay. When will you feel comfortable
doing so?
>> When I know what you want from me.
>> Well, then we'll explain that. I'm just
trying to get some basic info from you
first.
>> All right.
>> Okay. But I do need your name. You are
being detained right now until we figure
out what's going on.
>> All right. So, let's figure out what's
going on and I'll give you my last name.
>> So, you're not going to give me your
last name?
>> I will give you my last name when you
tell me what it is. That's
>> the other officer come back out here and
talk to you in just a second. You're
unwilling to come up front and talk to
us.
>> If you're going to be like that, sure,
I'll come back.
>> Let's go up front.
>> I'm going to go this way.
>> Well, let's go this way. There's the
other officer right there.
>> We're over here.
>> Hang on a second. We're not going to do
whatever we want. That's not how this is
going to work.
>> Okay.
>> Ma'am.
>> Sir.
>> Ma'am.
>> Sir, I'm walking to the front of the
park.
>> Is that not what you wanted me to do?
She's refusing
>> to walk to the front of the park.
>> I'm so sorry, sir. I'm so sorry.
>> I asked her to walk to the front of the
park and I'm getting this. I She won't
give me her name.
>> The park. I don't
>> Yeah. Well, she's with another male back
there.
>> I don't understand.
>> Uh-huh.
>> The one in the dog park with the dog.
>> I'm simply trying to
>> Okay. No, you're right. You No, no,
seriously. Seriously, you guys are
right. I am being disrespectful. You You
were both right. I should not be
speaking to cops like this.
>> Okay.
>> Those men.
>> Can I tell you why we're here?
>> Can I Oh, yes, please. Yes, please. Yes,
please.
>> We got a call.
>> Mhm.
>> There's an allegation made against you.
>> Mhm.
>> Okay. I Let me Let me finish. Let me
finish.
>> Talk to the other gentleman yet.
>> Okay. Let me go get his side.
>> Mhm.
>> I'll get your side and then we'll see
where we go from there. Okay.
>> Was that so hard?
>> That's what I tried to ask you if you
would come.
>> Right now, you are detained. Okay. that.
And can I just say what? That's fine. He
would not move past asking me my name.
He would not tell me anything unless I
get
>> Did I not say you were detained and
we're here conducting a criminal
investigation?
>> Will you tell me? And no, I told him
this already. I
>> I don't get IDed at the park.
>> Let's go walk to the front of the park
and we'll figure this out. Okay.
>> Why are you detainable?
>> I just told you.
>> I was asking him.
>> Okay. Let's go to the front.
>> Why are you Why are you detaining?
>> Because we're conducting a criminal
investigation. You don't go up to the
front right now. I'm going to put you in
handcuffs. So, do you want to walk or do
you want me to put you in handcuffs
right now?
>> I mean, I was already walking towards
the front and all I wanted was what you
told me. But
>> see, easy enough, right?
>> Yeah. While we're doing this, let me get
your
>> Let's keep walking.
>> No, I will keep walking when you
>> Okay, I'm not doing this. Police decide
they've heard enough and detain Laura
seconds before she earns herself even
more charges. Babe,
>> right now you're detained. Okay, you're
not under arrest, but you're not
following instructions.
>> Um, this is very silly. I just don't
want my earbuds to be lost.
That's the only reason I'm doing this
cuz I want my boyfriend to get them. I
don't Will you
>> knock it out of my ear?
>> No. Nobody.
Babe. [screaming]
Siri. I I'm in handcuffs and it hurts.
>> Babe, this is the time to move.
>> Right now, if you keep on doing this,
you're going to catch a charge.
>> What are you doing?
>> What are you doing?
>> What are you doing?
>> Why are you doing this?
>> Why are you doing this?
>> Do you know her?
>> Yeah.
>> Are you guys together?
>> Yes. What is your relationship to her?
>> Um, I'm her boyfriend.
>> Your boyfriend?
>> Is this a normal behavior for her?
>> Uh, no.
>> Okay. Maybe you can help me out cuz
right now she's just detained. She's not
under arrest,
>> but I'm investigating uh a criminal
allegation. I just need a to go to the
front.
>> Can you tell her?
>> We're recording as well.
>> That's good.
>> You're you're record He's going to
record you acting weird.
>> That's fine. I act weird all the time.
Okay. All right. Well,
>> I don't want to.
>> Let's go.
>> I don't want to.
>> Okay. Well,
>> now you're hurting my arm. You're under
arrest.
>> YOU'RE HURTING ME. WHAT AM I UNDER
ARREST FOR? You have not READ ME MY
RIGHTS. WHAT AM I UNDER ARREST FOR?
>> OH MY [screaming]
catching a charge.
[screaming]
>> STOP. STOP. STOP YELLING.
>> I mean, him recording this all this
deserve this. Just
>> what have I done to me? What have I done
to deserve this?
>> What have I done to deserve this?
>> Can you just walk with us to the front?
>> Cuz now you're under arrest.
>> That's fine.
>> We'll take another unit possibly, too.
>> I'm not that fat.
>> Come on. Let's go to the front.
>> Walk up TO THE FRONT.
>> WHAT HAPPENS? WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU uh
>> that way?
>> Okay.
>> Who do you call and the cops in the
back?
>> Are you not going to walk up to the
front?
I don't know if I remember how to.
>> Okay.
>> All right. All right. Well, we're going
to wait till there get another car.
>> Okay. What's the car going to do? Run
over me?
>> Just going to hurt my wrist some more?
>> Uh, we're cut for no need to run code,
but uh as soon as possible.
>> Police said Laura caused one officer to
trip and injure his knee before
continuing to resist arrest. Now
officers wait for backup to arrive with
a hobble restraint for the unruly
suspect when she apparently decides now
is a good time for karaoke.
>> Are you laughing?
>> 1751.
>> You know, all this is
>> pretty ridiculous. [laughter]
>> I love Florida.
>> All right, now we got the ID at least.
I'm proud to be an American.
Cuz at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the man who died, who
gave that right to me. And I'll proudly
stand up next to you. And I forget the
rest.
And offend her still today.
Cuz there ain't no doubt I love this
land. hand.
God bless the you. Can I just move my
hand [laughter] so it doesn't hurt my
wrist?
>> No, we just wanted to walk you up front,
BUT SINCE YOU'RE
>> AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS turn
>> other officers.
>> All is turn.
>> Are you going to walk up to the front?
>> No, I tried to have you carry me. You
wouldn't do it. So, I don't know what
you want.
>> We've been trying to be cooperative with
you since I walked out with you.
>> Oh, honey, you have not ever necessary.
>> You, Mr. Hanslake, have not been
cooperative from the beginning. I am a
little bit sorry to be so difficult to
you. I should have tried to hug him.
>> I am very
>> I don't understand why you're being
difficult
>> because those men cuz that man that
called the cops threw his drink at me
>> and I told you we were just going to the
front so we can talk figure things out
and you just got very difficult with us
for no reason.
>> Okay. I did not get difficult
>> until this man
>> come through the park uh veer left and
uh walk the trail. You'll see us.
>> What was the What was I doing that was
so difficult?
>> I got it. Do you need five of us if you
in custody?
>> No. [laughter]
>> Yes. Bring five. BRING FIVE OF YOU. I'm
huge. [laughter]
>> I mean, you're just making this more
difficult than it has to be.
>> He started it.
>> Okay. Will you walk with us to the
front?
>> Will he apologize? No. Ma'am, will you
walk to the front with us? Can we try?
>> If this guy apologizes.
>> Okay, let's try to Let's try.
>> No, but I I will do every single thing.
Every single
>> Can you walk with us to the front?
>> If this man apologizes,
>> will you walk with us to the front, man?
>> If you apologize.
>> Oh, thank God you're here.
>> Thank you. We were trying to walk up to
the front and then she just jumped on me
and
>> hobble.
>> So, she hasn't Well, she hasn't kicked,
but
[clears throat]
>> she hasn't actually she hasn't actually
done anything, GUYS.
>> OW. OW. [screaming] OW.
MY WRIST.
>> ALL RIGHT. SHE'S GOING TO GO. OH, GOD.
>> OKAY. SO, they
Oh
>> yeah. Sorry.
>> Mr. Third Cop, can I please see you? Mr.
Third Cop.
>> Hook this up.
>> Mr. Third Cop.
>> I'm right here.
>> Can I see you?
>> I'm right here.
>> May I see you?
>> No, I'm busy.
>> May I see you when you're done?
>> You can talk to me.
The reason that I'm not
>> The reason that I'm not standing up and
walking to the front right now
>> is because I wanted an apology from
Professor.
>> Oh, no. No. Due process.
>> What's that?
>> Roll on her side and pick her. Maybe
it'll
>> Oh, you able to just grab her legs right
there or not?
>> NO. THIS HURTS. THIS HURTS MY WRIST.
>> Hook her under her armpits. What's that?
>> Grab. Can you will you listen to us the
single thing that I said?
>> So, can you grab her legs?
>> Yep.
>> So, you'll grab my leg. They carry me.
But you won't listen to me about how
this guy on my right
refuse to tell me anything.
>> Oh, maybe you'll listen to me. So, this
guy on my right,
I I walked over to him. Am I nearly
you're stitching? Oh, you got a
mustache. I should have known.
>> Jesus bitches.
>> Yeah.
>> Excuse what?
>> I WOULD HOLD ON. HOLD ON. I will walk. I
will. I SAID I WOULD WALK NINE
[screaming] TIMES. I said I would walk.
>> Let's put her down again. Just stop.
Stop.
>> Okay.
>> Why are you doing this?
said I would.
>> You started kicking
>> cuz you wouldn't put me down. It hurts.
It hurts, GUYS.
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT from
>> We tried.
>> All right, let's try again.
>> No. No. No.
>> She tried kicking, so she's not GETTING
OFF THAT.
>> PLEASE LISTEN. PLEASE LISTEN.
[screaming]
PLEASE. PLEASE.
YEAH, I got
>> the officers resume carrying Laura to a
patrol car, but it's not long until she
finds herself on the ground once again.
>> You guys got your chest cameras on?
>> Yes, we're all recording your behavior.
>> Good, good, good, good. [snorts]
>> Am I required to give you my name for no
reason?
>> Yes, you are.
>> Yes.
>> Ready? 1 2 3.
>> Oh my god. You deserve so much. You
deserve so much.
So all you have to do is walk.
>> I AGREED TO WALK. I agreed to walk. I
agreed to walk.
>> One hand come out. That's it. YOU
>> THAT IS NOT TRUE. That is not true at
all.
>> It's like my HANDS ARE OH MY GOD.
[screaming]
>> FINALLY, Laura and the officers make it
to a patrol car where, as you might have
guessed, the suspect doesn't exactly
make the situation any easier.
>> What you saying? Good. If you stand,
we'll I'll consider taking those off.
>> So, here, let's put it down.
>> Why would I believe anything you say?
>> Okay. Do you want to try standing?
>> I trusted you when you were on your way
over and I tried to talk to you and you
wouldn't even listen to me.
>> Get in the car. [snorts]
>> I've not heard my Miranda rights yet.
>> Am I being arrested?
>> Well, yes, you are now. Initially, you
weren't.
>> Why am I being arrested now? right now.
Uh resisting but
>> resisting
>> probably more charges coming. All right,
get in the crew.
>> Probably more charges coming. I should
be scared.
>> Have a seat in the car.
>> Captain Justice, please
>> have a seat in the car.
[laughter]
>> Ready?
Three.
Can you take a seat?
ONE, TWO, THREE.
Sit up.
>> Hey, this is not I'm not doing any of
this. Ow, ow, ow. You can'ting bend my
hip the wrong way.
>> I mean,
>> there's no reason to make it worse,
right?
>> # America.
>> I mean, it is one of my top two favorite
countries if I'm being honest with you.
>> Oh, okay. What's the other? Wait, no,
no. What's the other one? Well, the
other the other country, Zimbabwe.
>> Okay.
>> A lot of potential there. Just some poor
leadership in my opinion.
>> All right. Just tight for me. All right.
>> Thank you for your help.
>> All right.
>> Laura is secured in the patrol car while
other officers get a chance to hear from
witnesses.
>> Please take
>> What did she say?
>> She I I don't even listen. I tried. This
has been going on.
>> But something related to your Trump hat.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Trump, Trump, Trump,
Trump, this Trump that Trump everything,
you know,
>> Trump's responsible for that leaf
falling off the tree. Uh, it's just
>> running her mouth. Got it. Yeah. Okay.
>> Um, obviously she ran her mouth.
>> Not a very smart white girl.
>> Um, and
I was just trying to ignore her and
she's screaming at me, "Talk to me. Talk
to me." Trying to get her. I'm just
ignoring her. And so she comes running
through the gate and I saw her running
at me. I went running to stop her from
coming through the other gate.
>> Mhm.
>> I don't want any confrontation. I don't
need it. Especially off this little
mall.
>> Well, you're thinking that she's coming
over to do something for you. Okay.
>> No, she wasn't coming like
Make believe she was a Vietkong running
at me. Okay. Okay. That type. Okay. So,
she got to the fence to cool her off. I
threw a little water on her for my
thing.
So, I locked the gate. Well, not locked,
but shut shut the lever. Walked back in
the mine. She come flying over there,
threw the Coke can at me, shove, gave me
a shove. Um, and is it just
>> Did she hit you with the can?
>> Yeah.
>> Where did she hit you?
>> In the back of the head, which made me
go this way, which wrenched me. I almost
attacked her back, but I didn't.
>> Okay.
>> Okay. That's why my blood pressure and
everything went through the roof.
>> So, she's just walking by. You guys are
sitting by. She sees that hat and it
sets her up.
>> Okay.
>> And then she asked
>> something about, you know, Trump and she
was like, you know, why do you still
support Trump?
>> I said, because I think he's doing a
great job.
>> And that's what said. And she starts
freaking.
And she gets into this one and throws
her soda on.
And
>> she did.
>> She did. The boyfriend stays anywhere
>> and does nothing.
>> So what was the issue? Is this normal
behavior for her or
>> No, the original issue is just a simple
question to these guys over there. She
just she's kind of passionate about, you
know, Trump and all that. She she asked
him why they still support him.
>> Mhm.
>> And then he started yelling. He threw
his drink at us and then she started
yelling, went over there and then um you
know, he kind of gave her a little body
check and then she started yelling more
and
um the bigger guy, he's the one that
called the cops, he went off.
>> Mhm.
>> And then she just sat down.
>> Any questions?
>> Um is there anything going to happen to
him with him hitting her or is that just
whatever the video?
>> No, she is a primary aggressor in all
this.
>> Okay, there's witnesses for that. She
should have just minded her own
business. I don't know what distance you
were from her. I'm not going to tell you
what what you could have done. You pull
her back or tell her stop. I don't know
whatever it was. But uh nice.
>> I didn't want to get involved in the
guys.
>> Well, smart man. Now, I don't know if
you'll make a smart
>> You just walked up and took care of this
easily, too.
>> Trust me.
>> That's all it that's all it was. But any
Well, that's on her. Next, we rejoin
Laura in the back of that patrol car
where she's not exactly done talking
yet.
>> I wasn't supposed to laugh. All right.
>> You You have to do
>> See, I'm not evil. I'm just
>> No one said that for you.
>> This is Officer Harwell. He's going to
chat with you about it.
>> Hi. Remember me?
>> I do. I wanted your help and I made a
mistake. But your friend was a jerk.
>> What were your jerks to me then? I was
so nice to you. I came up to you. I told
you why we were talking to you. I told
you let's go to the front so we can talk
and uh you didn't and then you threw
yourself to the ground.
>> Okay. But
>> I want to talk to you about what
happened.
>> Okay. But before I do so because you're
in
>> Oh, my shoulder is really hurt.
>> Okay. Yeah. It's probably going to hurt
a little more tomorrow.
>> Yeah. You didn't get the other shoulder,
too. Please.
>> This one, too.
>> Honestly, maybe just my whole body. They
dragged me all around.
>> I got all your legs and stuff.
>> All my legs. Did you get the fifth and
the sixth one?
>> Yep.
>> Okay. All right. So, because you're in
the back of a car and you're in
handcuffs, I have to read your rights,
okay? And then you can decide whether
you want to talk to me or not.
>> Laura agrees to speak with the officer
before detailing her side of the story.
>> You want to tell me what what's what's
going on? What's why all of this?
>> I am going to need a much more specific
question. What do you mean why all this?
Tell me what happened between and the uh
the gentleman that was wearing the Trump
hat.
>> Oh,
there has been conflict between the two
of us. Not the two of them.
He is just as mean to me as I am to him.
>> Okay. So, today, let's just focus on
today. What happened today? today. His
friend who I've had several nice
conversations with, I said to his
friend, "Can I ask you guys why you
still support Trump
and one of them, the one that I was
talking to, started to answer me, but
Trump hat started freaking out, yelling,
cussing. He was freaking out and it
looked like he was leaving." So, I was
going to talk to his friend. He wasn't
leaving. He was coming to dump his drink
on me. We disagreed.
He saidoulevard
>> and I got upset
and black.
>> What about what happened with the drink
that he had?
>> He took some beverages.
>> He threw his drink on me first.
>> Okay.
>> Seriously?
>> And then
>> Yeah, I dumped my drink back on. He did
it first.
>> Did you throw it or did you just dump
it?
I don't understand the question.
>> Okay. You need me to reenact it for you?
The throw is like this. Did you throw it
like that or did you pour like this over
him?
>> I poured my drink on me.
>> Okay. You poured your drink on him.
Okay.
>> He threw his drink at me.
>> Okay. So, you poured your drink at him
and then what happened?
>> And then now I'm here. Are you
>> I already told you what happened.
>> Okay. Now, are you on any medications
right now?
>> I told you guys this and I love I love
that this is your response cuz I'm the
crazy one.
>> You are under arrest for battery on a
person over 65 years old. Uh, as well
for resisting an officer and let me
finish. And also, you're going to be
charged with battery on a law
enforcement officer. When we tried to
walk you up front, you jumped on me,
which caused me to fall and I got a boo
boo on my knee.
>> Are you okay?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> Okay.
>> Any questions?
>> I do.
>> What's your question?
>> Why close the door?
>> Is he getting battery for throwing his
drink on me?
>> No, he's not.
>> I'm a nursing assistant. I have no
priors. I have
I am afraid for the world.
very afraid for the world.
>> Laura was taken to jail and booked for
battery on a person 65 years of age or
older, resisting an officer without
violence, and battery on a law
enforcement officer. Online records
indicate the 33-year-old pleaded no
contest to the resisting charge, but a
judge later withheld adjudication. Laura
was ordered to pay court costs, fines,
and fees.
May I ask what my final destination is?
>> Jail.
>> Thank you. You're
>> welcome.
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