A New York author allegedly pummeled a stranger inside a supermarket for wearing a Donald Trump hat just a few days before Election Day, authorities said.
Robert Yott, 60, is accused of
confronting a supporter of the ex-US president for wearing a Trump 2024 hat at
Tops Friendly Markets on Friday last week around 10 a.m., the village of Bath
police said.
Yott then allegedly punched the
victim in the mouth and head multiple times, causing a bloody mouth and broken
teeth, police said.
The village police department
said the alleged assault “appears to be a random act of violence.”
Yott was arrested and booked on
second-degree assault, a felony, and fourth-degree criminal mischief, Bath
police said.
Man allegedly beats up stranger
for wearing Trump 2024 hat inside supermarket
Yott is known in the community
as a local author of a pair of military history books, the Wellsville Sun
reported.
Political tensions in the US
are high ahead of Election Day on Tuesday as Trump and Vice President Kamala
Harris battle to be named the next president.
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