Florida man, 43, ‘spits on elderly Trump supporter at a bar before yelling that he should ‘go back to Russia you f*****g communist’
- A Florida man was arrested for allegedly spitting on a man wearing a MAGA hat
- Matthias Ajple, 43, walked up to MAGA hat-wearing Robert Youngblood, 67, at Hurrican Grill restaurant in Vero Beach on Friday
- Police say he slapped the brill of his cap and said ‘You should go back to Russia you f*****g communist’
- When he arrested Ajple told police he was trying to protect law enforcement
A Florida man was arrested for allegedly spitting on a man and slapping his ‘Make America Great Again’ hat as he sat in a restaurant.
Matthias Ajple, 43, walked up to MAGA hat-wearing Robert Youngblood, 67, at a restaurant in the city of Vero Beach on Friday, according to an arrest affidavit.
Youngblood said he was sitting in a bar when he was approached by a man who told him: ‘You should go back to Russia you f*****g communist.’
Matthias Ajple, 43, (pictured), was arrested for allegedly spitting on a man and slapping his ‘Make America Great Again’ hat as he sat in a restaurant
Police made contact with the manager of Hurricane Grill and the manager was able to replay surveillance which showed Ajple slapping the brill of Youngblood’s hat and spitting on him
The man then walked around the gate, spit on Youngblood and left the scene. His friends Richard Cobb and Dana O’Keefe were at the scene and witnessed the act, the arrest report obtained by the Smoking Gun states.
Police made contact with the manager of Hurricane Grill where the incident took place and the manager was able to replay surveillance which showed Ajple slapping the brill of Youngblood’s hat and leaning over to spit on him.
Indian River County Sherriff’s Office were able to track Ajple’s vehicle to an address at Chardonnay Place.
Cops then made contact with Ajple’s wife Laura Torres, who said she was in the restaurant and saw the men sitting at the bar. She claimed she told her husband to tell Youngblood ‘to go back to Russia as a joke.’
However she said she did not see the altercation involving the men. When police eventually tracked Ajple down, he stated: ‘I just was just trying to protect you guys because I support law enforcement, Trump supporters are communist and racist.’
Ajple was placed under arrest and transported to the Indian River County Jail without incident.
Ajple was placed under arrest and transported to the Indian River County Jail without incident
Since Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, red ‘MAGA’ caps have become a divisive symbol in the United States
He also told police as he was arrested: ‘I don’t even care that I’m going to jail, this is exciting, plus I have more time on this earth than he does anyway, he probably feels so good about himself.’
Since Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, red ‘MAGA’ caps have become a divisive symbol in the United States.
People who wear them often say they do so to show patriotism and outward support for the president.
Others say the hats promote the hate and racism that they believe Trump fosters.
The hats, which are sold for $25 on Trump’s campaign website, sparked widespread debate earlier this year after an incident involving an indigenous marcher and a group of high school boys wearing MAGA caps in Washington D.C.
After the incident, actress and acitviist Alyssa Milano tweeted ‘The red MAGA hat is the new white hood’ and later said she wouldn’t apologize for the remark.