Florida man went on rampage after losing arm-wrestling match
Strange News Monday, August 23rd, 2010
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Police in South Florida say a 25-year-old man went into a violent rage after losing an arm-wrestling match.
Police say Erick Lee Blanton drove his pickup truck across a lawn, over a mailbox and at several people after losing on Sunday. Witnesses told Fort Pierce police he also drew a rifle and pressed the barrel against the forehead of the man who beat him.
Police arrested Blanton at his home shortly afterward. He faces four counts of aggravated assault with a vehicle and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
It could not be immediately determined if Blanton has an attorney.
Source: dnj.com
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