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Missing Girl's Grandfather Accused Of Pushing Woman Outside Home

Tourists Travel To Anthony Home

POSTED: Monday, September 8, 2008
UPDATED: 12:43 pm EDT September 8, 2008

The grandfather of missing Caylee Anthony could face criminal charges over a confrontation and apparent push of a woman outside of his home.


IMAGES: Fights Erupt Outside Anthony Home
IMAGES: Casey Released From Jail
EXCLUSIVE IMAGES: CSI Checks Casey's Car
IMAGES: Images Of Casey's Arrest
IMAGES: Missing Caylee Anthony Photos
IMAGES: Photos Of Casey Anthony Surface

Since the mother of missing Caylee Anthony, 3, returned to the Orange County last week, a large crowd of protesters and supporters have gathered in the neighborhood.

Over the weekend, some people waved life-sized Caylee dolls and screamed at George and Cindy Anthony when they would leave the house.

Local 6 showed video of George Anthony confronting a woman near his property on Sunday. Anthony appeared to push the woman off a sidewalk area.

The woman later pressed charges over the incident.

"It was terrible," the woman said.

"In the six years I've known (George Anthony), I've never seen him lose his temper," a neighbor said.

Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary made a plea to the public asking for calm.

"We don't need that kind of battling going on and so I'm just going to ask the community to calm down a bit," Beary said. "Let's work and focus on one thing and that is Caylee Anthony."

The sheriff's office said they reviewed video of the incident and they said that the woman and other people were not on Anthony's property during the time of the incident and he is subject to possible criminal charges.

The state attorney's office will determine if Anthony will face charges.

Motorists In Neighborhood Ticketed

A flood of motorists traveling to the home of Casey Anthony has continued to cause concerns for the sheriff's department.

People are driving by blowing their horns and causing traffic jams in the neighborhood.

Sheriff's deputies wrote 25 tickets in a 24 hour period outside of the Anthony home.

Also Monday, Casey Anthony was scheduled to meet with her case manager who will verify she is living up to her terms of home confinement.

Tourists Travel To Home

Meanwhile, Florida tourists and other families are traveling to the home of Casey Anthony for a chance to see and possibly photograph the woman and chaos in her neighborhood.

The Parry family abandoned their vacation plans over the weekend, grabbed a camera and traveled to the home of Caylee Anthony's mother and family in Orange County.

"This is our last day before we go back (to Missouri) and we just had to see it for ourselves," Florida vacationer Tony Parry said.

Another family from Christmas, Fla., with eight children was seen posing for photographs in front of the Anthony home Saturday night.

"There has to be closure somehow, this will never end," a woman said late Saturday.

When Casey Anthony's mother, Cindy, stepped outside of the house Saturday, a man yelled, "You are going to burn in hell, Cindy" and others insulted her.

Saturday night there were about 100 people standing outside the home watching her.

Gun Removed From Car

Also Saturday, police removed a gun from a car belonging to George Anthony.

Deputies received a tip that the gun was in George Anthony's vehicle.

Possession of the gun is a violation of the home confinement rules Casey Anthony must follow.

However, a judge ruled that he did not believe Casey Anthony knew that her father kept a weapon in his car and that she would not have to go back to jail, Local 6's Kimberly Houk reported.

Fights Erupt

On Friday, several fights and acts of violence erupted outside the home.

Officers responded to the Anthony family's Orange County home after people began to rip signs and throw punches at each other. A man was seen being struck in the face by another man outside the Anthony home.

"You are all big and bad to kill a baby, but you can't come out and face us," a protester yelled when police arrived.

"You people hold signs that mean nothing, and you know nothing about," another person in the crowd yelled.

Several neighbors said they are fed up with the chaos the case has brought to their neighborhood.

"We have been putting up with this for six weeks," a neighbor said. "My kid can't play outside, and we can't leave the house without people trying to run us over."

Some people said they refuse to leave the Anthony house or neighborhood until Casey Anthony is returned to jail.

"We are going to be here every night until she comes out (with the truth)," protester James Harris said.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this developing story.

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