SANFORD, Fla. – A Longwood man was arrested after police said he struck a woman with a sign during a confrontation at a “No Kings” protest in downtown Sanford.
Sanford police said officers working an off-duty detail responded Saturday to the intersection of Sanford Avenue and East First Street for a disturbance that involved two parties protesting opposing views.
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Police said the man, identified as James Charles Caldwell, was holding a sign and repeatedly placing it in front of a woman and her husband during a loud exchange.
Officers warned both sides to respect each other’s space and keep the situation peaceful, according to the arrest report.
A short time later, police said Caldwell was seen taking his sign and “slapping it on the back” of the woman’s head.
Caldwell was detained and booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility on a charge of battery according to the report.
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