Florida lady accused of attacking aged Trump supporter sporting MAGA hat

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Having trouble? Click here. A Florida woman is going through a number of expenses stemming from her alleged assault on a 72-year-old man who was sporting a "Make America Nice Once more" hat earlier this week.

Laura Garrett, 33, was arrested by the Largo Police Division on Tuesday for battery on an individual older than 65, battery on a police officer and obstructing or resisting an officer with out violence, in accordance with Pinellas County Jail information.

Garrett admitted she approached the person – who has not been publicly recognized – at Northeast Park and Paw Place to ask him about President Donald Trump and why he helps him, in accordance with an arrest affidavit obtained by FOX 13 Tampa Bay.

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Laura Garrett, 33, is going through a number of expenses after she allegedly attacked an aged Trump supporter after confronting him for sporting a MAGA hat. (Pinellas County Jail)

The 2 bought into an argument sooner or later in the course of the confrontation earlier than Garrett poured a can she was holding on the sufferer's head and hit him on the again of his head and shoulder space with it, the arrest report said, although Garrett denied that she hit him with the can.

Police stated she jumped a fence and walked away after the attack on the man.

The 72-year-old man was allegedly sporting a "Make America Nice Once more" hat when Laura Garrett confronted him at a park in Largo, Florida. (iStock)

She was later positioned by law enforcement officials, whom she allegedly fought with whereas they have been trying to arrest her.

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The arrest report states that Garrett deliberately dropped to the bottom when officers put her in handcuffs and that when an officer tried to escort her to the entrance of the park, she wrapped each of her legs round him and brought about him to fall.

Garrett allegedly admitted she approached the person at Northeast Park and Paw Place to ask him about President Donald Trump and why he helps him. (Google Earth)