Machete-wielding teen arrested after group accused of intimidating Democratic supporters at Florida polling station, police say
Police arrested an 18-year-old wielding a machete with an 18-inch blade outside a polling station in Florida on Tuesday, who was part of a group of teenagers accused of intimidating Democratic supporters.
Police arrested an 18-year-old wielding a machete with an 18-inch blade outside a polling station in Florida on Tuesday, who was part of a group of teenagers accused of intimidating Democratic supporters.
The teenager, Caleb James Williams, was arrested after 4 p.m. when officers were called to the Beaches Branch Library in Neptune Beach.
Williams was arrested on charges of aggravated assault for allegedly brandishing his weapon at two unidentified women, ages 71 and 54, and improper exhibition of a weapon, Neptune Beach Police Department said.
The local Democratic campaign said it was "deeply concerned" about the Tuesday's events, in which it said a group of young men waving signs supporting former President Donald Trump confronted a group holding signs promoting Kamala Harris.
Caleb James Williams captured wielding a machete outside a polling station in Neptune Beach, Fla., on Tuesday.Neptune Beach Police DepartmentPolice Chief Michael J. Key Jr. told a news conference Tuesday night that officers found a group of eight, including seven juveniles and one adult, in the library's parking lot.
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