Florida man sentenced to jail after physical altercation outside early voting site

A Florida man is behind bars after a physical altercation at an early voting site Pinellas County over the weekend with the campaign manager of U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla.

Andrew Francis, 32, was arrested Monday night for simple battery, according to Pinellas County Jail records.

On Saturday, Francis allegedly punched a woman in the arm outside the Clearwater County Courthouse, which was one of the first voting sites in the area. FOX 13 Tampa Bay reported.

Although law enforcement has not identified the woman, Luna stated on her campaign Facebook account that the victim is her campaign manager.

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A Florida man is in jail after he “intentionally punched” a woman from an opposing political group outside the Pinellas County Courthouse on Saturday. (REUTERS/Octavio Jones)

Clearwater police told local media that Francis “engaged in numerous aggressive actions and used profanity towards an opposing political group” as he walked toward the courthouse crosswalk just before noon Saturday.

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He allegedly made contact with two people from the opposite political group and “deliberately hit the victim in the arm, causing the victim to lose his balance,” an arrest affidavit reviewed by FOX 13 reads.

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As of late Monday evening, Francis remained in the county jail on $500 bail.