Republican chokes Democratic finance during heated political argument in Florida home, authorities say.
An argument between a Florida couple about their differing political views turned violent Wednesday, investigators said. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office was called to a home in North Fort Meyers after a 70-year-old man allegedly grabbed his fiancé's neck and squeezed, an affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital states. The woman, a 'Democrat,' called for help, investigators said.
On March 10, he allegedly attacked a neighbor and brandished a pocket knife, according to a separate affidavit. He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, battery touch or strike, battery by strangulation and resisting an officer. He is being held in the county jail, according to jail records.
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