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A 63-year-old leftist from Syracuse, New York, has been arrested in Florida after being accused of keying a pickup truck with a “Let’s Go Brandon” sticker that provoked his ire.
Richard Philip Brothers was arrested on March 26, 2024, after he was caught on digital camera keying a inexperienced Toyota Tundra within the parking zone of a Winn-Dixie grocery store in Monroe County, Florida. The incident occurred two days prior, on March 24.
In accordance with the police, Brothers was recognized by way of safety footage that captured him intentionally scratching the truck after noticing the sticker.
When confronted by police at his residence, Brothers admitted to the act, stating that the bumper sticker “infuriated” him.
In accordance with the police report obtained by The Gateway Pundit, “Richard Brothers knowingly and intentionally used a key to scrape the paint on the victim’s vehicle. Richard admitted he did this on purpose because he saw a “Lets go Brandon” bumper sticker on the sufferer’s car and he did not like it. Richard’s actions require the truck to be repainted which is able to price roughly $3,000 to $6,000.”
Police: “Do you remember what you did when you walked out of Wenn-Dixie to the green Toyota Tundra? What did you do to it?”
Brothers: “I scratched it.”
Police: “Why? Was it the bumper sticker? Because they’ve got a ton of security footage there, man. Okay, so I see you walking behind it, and you look over at it, and she’s got a sticker that says, ‘Let’s Go Brandon,” or one thing.”
Brothers: “I guess it infuriated me.”
Police: “Was that it? That’s the only reason you did it. You don’t know who owns the truck or anything?”
Brothers: “Yeah, that’s the only reason I did it.”
Police: “Mr. Brothers, here’s the unfortunate news. She wants to press charges, so I have to take you to jail, sir… It costs about 6,000. It’s a felony. When you damage someone’s property over $1,000, it’s a felony. Normally, I would get a warrant for you, but since it’s a felony and it just happened two days ago, I don’t need a warrant.”
In Florida, criminal mischief leading to injury of 1,000 or extra is assessed as a third-degree felony. This will carry a sentence of as much as 5 years in jail and a 5,000 positive, together with the duty for the offender to supply restitution to the sufferer.
The proprietor of the truck that was keyed has determined to press costs, ensuing within the swift arrest of Brothers with out the necessity for an arrest warrant, because of the current and extreme nature of the crime. He was jailed in a single day. Brothers’ spouse didn’t seem completely happy in regards to the scenario.
The preliminary hearing for this case is scheduled for April 30, 2024, the place Brothers will face Choose Mark Wilson in a pretrial listening to to handle the fees.
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