Maresche
10-28-2004, 08:58 AM
http://www.newsnet5.com/politics/3866748/detail.html
I consider these people prime examples of those who really, REALLY need to reassess their priorities!
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- An 18-year-old supporter of President George W. Bush became so angry that his girlfriend was considering voting for John Kerry and was breaking up with him that he imprisoned her in his home, deputies said.
Steven Soper of Lake Worth was charged with aggravated battery, false imprisonment and resisting arrest without violence. He was being held at the Palm Beach County Jail without bond until a mental health assessment is completed.
Soper began pushing and shoving 18-year-old Stacey Silviera Tuesday night when she came to his house to return some of his personal items, deputies said.
"I kill you," he said, according to the arrest report. "You want (to) live to see the election?"
He held her with a screwdriver and a shard from a broken pot while a deputy tried to separate them, said Paul Miller, a spokesman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
The girlfriend broke free and the deputy used a Taser on Soper.
Meanwhile, in Vero Beach, an anti-Kerry demonstrator was charged with felony aggravated assault with a gun Monday after a Kerry supporter said he pointed the gun at his head.
Michael Garone, 52, of Vero Beach, was released from jail Tuesday on his on recognizance.
Veterans were protesting against Kerry a street corner when Trevor Pickering drove up and said "Go Kerry," according to an arrest affidavit.
Pickering argued with the protesters and he got out of the car and knocked a sign out of a supporter's hand.
"That's when (Garone) walked up to my car and stuck a gun to my head," Pickering said. "I said 'I'm sorry' and 'Please don't kill me,' drove away and called the cops."
Garone admitted he had a gun in his car, but denied pointing it at anyone. It wasn't clear whether Garone is a veteran.
I consider these people prime examples of those who really, REALLY need to reassess their priorities!
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- An 18-year-old supporter of President George W. Bush became so angry that his girlfriend was considering voting for John Kerry and was breaking up with him that he imprisoned her in his home, deputies said.
Steven Soper of Lake Worth was charged with aggravated battery, false imprisonment and resisting arrest without violence. He was being held at the Palm Beach County Jail without bond until a mental health assessment is completed.
Soper began pushing and shoving 18-year-old Stacey Silviera Tuesday night when she came to his house to return some of his personal items, deputies said.
"I kill you," he said, according to the arrest report. "You want (to) live to see the election?"
He held her with a screwdriver and a shard from a broken pot while a deputy tried to separate them, said Paul Miller, a spokesman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
The girlfriend broke free and the deputy used a Taser on Soper.
Meanwhile, in Vero Beach, an anti-Kerry demonstrator was charged with felony aggravated assault with a gun Monday after a Kerry supporter said he pointed the gun at his head.
Michael Garone, 52, of Vero Beach, was released from jail Tuesday on his on recognizance.
Veterans were protesting against Kerry a street corner when Trevor Pickering drove up and said "Go Kerry," according to an arrest affidavit.
Pickering argued with the protesters and he got out of the car and knocked a sign out of a supporter's hand.
"That's when (Garone) walked up to my car and stuck a gun to my head," Pickering said. "I said 'I'm sorry' and 'Please don't kill me,' drove away and called the cops."
Garone admitted he had a gun in his car, but denied pointing it at anyone. It wasn't clear whether Garone is a veteran.