Florida man, 44, gets placed into chokehold by elderly clerk

Jason Rawlings Bounds (Pictured), 44, was arrested on Wednesday on one count of battery

Police in Florida released footage of a man being placed into a chockhold by an elderly clerk this week after he was arrested for assaulting her inside a convenience store.

Jason Rawlings Bounds, 44, was arrested on Wednesday on one count of battery for last month’s incident at the Jessie’s Island Store in Holmes Beach. 

Footage of the incident shows Bounds getting into an argument with the female clerk, who attempted to confront after allegedly stealing an item from the store. 

‘She tried to detain him but was unsuccessful,’ Holmes Beach Police Sergeant Brian Hall said. ‘At one point he flipped out of his jacket and was able to squirm his way out and get away.’ 

Moments later, Bounds throws a devastating punch at the clerk, landing the the strike with frightening force. 

He was arrested on Wednesday stemming from an incident  last month at the Jessie's Island Store in Holmes Beach, Florida 

He was arrested on Wednesday stemming from an incident  last month at the Jessie’s Island Store in Holmes Beach, Florida 

A man in a black shirt standing just feet away witnesses the incident and tries to persuade the assailant to leave the store immediately. 

Suddenly, the clerk appears to regain her posture and comes up behind Bounds, grabbing his throat from behind with both hands. 

The clerk, still clasping Bound’s in a tight headlock, ushers him out the front door while the man in black and another person come to assist. 

Police say that they released the footage after identifying Bounds through their investigation. 

Investigators said that Bounds had attempted to steal a bottle of beer, a pint of milk and a handful of beef and cheese sticks, according to The Brandenton Herald. 

Court documents show that Bounds remains in custody at the Manatee County Jail  on a $3,000 bond. 

Footage of the incident shows Bounds getting into an argument with the female clerk, who attempted to confront after allegedly stealing an item from the store

Footage of the incident shows Bounds getting into an argument with the female clerk, who attempted to confront after allegedly stealing an item from the store

Moments later, Bounds throws a devastating punch at the clerk, landing the the strike with frightening force

Moments later, Bounds throws a devastating punch at the clerk, landing the the strike with frightening force

Suddenly, the clerk appears to regain her posture and comes up behind Bounds, grabbing his throat from behind with both hands

Suddenly, the clerk appears to regain her posture and comes up behind Bounds, grabbing his throat from behind with both hands

The clerk, still clasping Bound's in a tight headlock, ushers him out the front door while the man in black and another person come to assist

The clerk, still clasping Bound’s in a tight headlock, ushers him out the front door while the man in black and another person come to assist

Police say that they released the footage after identifying Bounds through their investigation

Police say that they released the footage after identifying Bounds through their investigation

 



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