Teen Trump supporter charged with threatening Harris backers at polling place with machete

Published October 30, 2024 8:46 AM

Associated Press

An 18-year-old Donald Trump supporter is facing a felony charge after police say he threatened two Kamala Harris supporters with a machete as they campaigned outside a Florida early voting site. Police say Caleb James Williams is charged with felony aggravated assault on a person 65 or older after Tuesday’s confrontation outside a suburban Jacksonville library. Neptune Beach police say Williams and seven juveniles were carrying Trump flags when began yelling at a group of Harris supporters and that escalated. A photo shows Williams raising a machete over his head. He was jailed Wednesday on $55,000 bail after a court hearing.

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