MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — (MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla.) -- A Florida woman was arrested and charged with battery on an elected official after she allegedly threw a glass of wine at Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office.
Gaetz was at the South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival, according to a police report obtained by ABC News.
The woman, identified by police as Selena Jo Chambers, told investigators she tripped and accidentally spilled a drink on Gaetz, but others say it went down differently. "Representative Gaetz said Chambers and another female had been walking past him and his family cursing at them," according to the police report."He believed both females had recognized him as a United States Representative.""Blaine Odom said he was speaking with Representative Gaetz and saw Selena Chambers swearing loudly at them. Chambers was carrying a drink in her right hand.
It continued,"Chambers then walked away yelling and flipping him off. Odom said he observed the drink land on Representative Gaetz and also on him. Odom said his clothing was soaked from the drink Chambers threw on him. Odom said he wanted to press charges against Chambers."Battery on an elected official is a felony and simple battery is a misdemeanor. Chambers was released on $1,000 bond.
It isn't the first time Gaetz has been the target of an object thrown as him. In 2019, a woman threw a drink at Gaetz during a town hall meeting. That woman was sentenced to 15 days in jail for the incident.Listen
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