Florida Woman Allegedly Attacks 72-Year-Old Trump Supporter Wearing MAGA Hat, Batters Cop
Florida woman attacked a Trump supporter wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, according to police. The woman also allegedly physically assaulted a police officer in the incident that occurred in a suburb of Tampa, Florida.
Laura Elizabeth Garrett, 33, was arrested by officers of the Largo Police Department on Tuesday night. Garrett was charged with battery on a person 65 years of age or older, battery on a police officer, and obstructing or resisting an officer without violence, according to Pinellas County Jail records.
Garrett was released from jail on Wednesday evening.
Citing the arrest affidavit, WTVT reported that Garrett got into an argument with an elderly man wearing a MAGA hat around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at a public park in Largo, Florida.
Garrett admitted to police that she had confronted the 72-year-old man because she wanted to question him about why he would support President Donald Trump, according to the arrest report cited by the television station. (Read more from “Florida Woman Allegedly Attacks 72-Year-Old Trump Supporter Wearing MAGA Hat, Batters Cop” HERE)
