This week's Only In Florida: Slashed tires over Bingo Dispute

[BelemNole]

An 82-year-old Florida man was arrested for slashing an 88-year-old woman's tires because she kept taking his favorite seat at bingo, police said.

Fred L. Smith Jr. punctured the tires of 88-year-old Ethel Britt's car because he "wanted to get her back" for constantly taking his seat at the weekly Lake Wales bingo game on May 20, police said.

Captured on surveillance footage, Smith surveyed Britt's car in the parking lot outside the Lake Ashton Club House before heading back to his white Kia Soul to grab the weapon, police said.

He came back to Britt's van and, without hurry, punctured the back left and front right tires.

A mechanic said the tires appeared to be slashed by an ice pick.

Smith was "apologetic" and "embarrassed" when confronted by police, Lake Wales Deputy Chief Troy Schulze told Fox 13 News. He admitted to slashing the tires and was charged with criminal mischief.

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[runkpanole]

Bingo is serious business.

 

[SeaPA]

That seems like an entirely reasonable response. It's not like he shot her.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

She is 88.
He probably did the rest of us a favor.

 

[SeaPA]

I envision her creeping along on those two flat tires, in the left lane of I-75, with her right turn signal blinking.

Flashing her lights, honking her horn and giving Jeep the finger, yelling at him to get his ass out of the left lane.

 

[fsu1jreed]

Did anyone see this?

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