Man Arrested For VIOLENT Attack on Trump Supporter At Grocery Store

A man has just been arrested for violently attacking a stranger who was wearing a Trump 2024 hat at a grocery store in New York.

The suspect, Robert Yott, allegedly punched the Trump-supporting victim in the mouth several times, leaving him bloodied with broken teeth.

Here’s what we know so far:

A 60-year-old Kamala Harris supporter named Robert Yott just got arrested for beating up a Trump voter at a New York grocery store for wearing a “Trump 2024” hat. He broke the victim's teeth and left them to die.

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New York Trump supporter assaulted over his “Trump 2024” hat: police

“Robert Yott, age 60, of Bath, initiated a confrontation with a stranger inside Tops, after becoming aggressive over the fact that the stranger was wearing a Trump 2024 hat.

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The Post Millennial reported:

A man has been arrested for allegedly beating up a Trump supporter for “wearing a Trump 2024 hat,” police have reported. The victim was beaten in a New York grocery store on Friday, according to authorities.

According to police, Robert Yott, 60, allegedly beat up the Trump supporter after he became aggressive because the victim was wearing a “Trump 2024” hat.

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“On [November 1], around 10:00 a.m., the Village of Bath Police Department was dispatched to a fight at the Tops Friendly Markets, located at 309 West Morris Street,” a police press release from the Village of Bath Police Department said. “It was determined that Robert Yott, age 60, of Bath, initiated a confrontation with a stranger inside Tops, after becoming aggressive over the fact that the stranger was wearing a Trump 2024 hat.”

Local news station WETM added more details on the charges:

Police say Yott punched the victim in the mouth and head multiple times. The victim’s teeth broke, and their mouth became bloody because of the attack, which appeared to be a random act of violence. Yott and the victim had never met before the attack.

Yott was charged with second-degree assault (a class D felony) and fourth-degree criminal mischief (a class A misdemeanor).