Florida Fisherman Speaks Out After Boat Captain Jumped On His Boat And Threatened Him

A Florida fisherman is talking out after a ship captain jumped on his boat and threatened to beat him. The incident was caught on digicam and went viral.

Now the fisherman is asking for the web to cease threatening the boat captain. He needs to permit the authorized course of to do its factor moderately than proceed threats of bodily violence. 40-year-old boat captain Brock Horner threatened Gage Towles after what seemed to be a case of mistaken id.

The captain jumped on the 22-year-old’s boat and threatened him.

Now, Towles is talking out. “We respectfully request that every one threats to Brock Horner’s household and associates stop,” Towles’ lawyer, Steven Leskovich, stated Monday.

Police ended up arresting the boat captain for the incident. “I am 300 days a yr on the motherf-king water, each day. I am the perfect constitution captain you’ll ever meet in your motherf-king life,” Horner stated.

“Do it once more and watch what f-king occurs,” he additionally shouted.

Fisherman Speaks Out

Following the incident, the fisherman condemned the boat captain for his conduct.

“Whereas no boater, no fisherman, and no particular person ought to ever should endure the expertise that Mr. Towles went via and the emotional aftermath that has adopted, Mr. Horner’s actions shall be handled via the suitable channels of the prison justice system,” the fisherman’s authorized staff stated.

Nonetheless, they do not need violence from others in opposition to the captain.

“There is no such thing as a room for violence or threats of violence directed at harmless people due to Mr. Horner’s actions,” the assertion learn.

The assertion continued, “Mr. Horner has been arrested for his criminality; we kindly ask for people to belief the prison justice system to work via this course of to guarantee that he receives the required and correct remedy that he so desperately wants, and the rehabilitation that’s wanted. We kindly ask all folks to chorus from violence and vulgarity throughout this course of and to stop all threats made to Brock Horner, his household, and/or his lawyer.”

In the meantime, the boat captain has issued a public apology. He admitted by way of his authorized staff that he misplaced his cool.