Florida man jailed after 'intentionally' striking woman outside early voting site
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A Florida man is behind bars after a physical altercation at an early voting site in Pinellas County over the weekend. Andrew Francis, 32, was arrested for simple battery on Monday evening, according to Pinellas County Jail records. Francis allegedly struck a woman with his shoulder outside the county courthouse in Clearwater on Saturday, which was one of the early voting sites in the area, FOX 13 Tampa Bay reported. Clearwater police told the local outlet that Francis "made numerous aggressive actions and used verbal obscenities toward an opposing political...
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