Florida Man’s Fishing Dispute Spirals Into Sick Attack as Camera Catches Him Grabbing Teen by Neck

An out-of-control Florida man is facing charges for allegedly attempting to choke a Black teen by sticking his fingers down his throat. Police hit Gregory McPhedrain, of Sanibel Island, with two counts of battery and one charge of child abuse after video showed him grabbing a 17-year-old boy by the back of the neck and shoving his fingers in his mouth. The boy, identified only by his first name, Isaiah, told local outlet Gulf Coast News: “Once I seen him get out the car and start coming at us, that’s when I felt the need to protect me and my friend’s property. And I just felt like our lives were in danger.” His 15-year-old friend Brysin described the alleged assault as “weird.” “I see the guy get behind him. And so I get up closer, and the dude grabs him by, like, the neck. It was kind of weird. It looked like he was trying to shove his fingers down my friend’s throat,” he told the outlet.

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