Neptune Beach Police Chief Michael Key Jr. angrily denounced the actions of an 18-year-old man who waved a machete during a confrontation at the busy early voting site for the Beaches and said it crossed the line from First Amendment speech to criminal activity.
Police arrested Caleb James Williams of Neptune Beach on a felony charge of aggravated assault on a person 65 years of age or older and on a misdemeanor charge of improper exhibition of a firearm or dangerous weapon, according to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office jail records.
“This goes way beyond expressing freedom of speech,” Key said when police announced the arrest Tuesday. “To say your piece is your First Amendment protected right, but that goes out the window the moment you raise a machete over your head in a threatening manner.”
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