A red Ford F-250 started doing burnouts in heavy traffic at U.S. 41 and Daniels Parkway in Fort Myers on Saturday, Oct. 17, right beside about 500 people holding protest signs. A Lee County Sheriff’s Office drone was filming. That’s according to the sheriff’s office arrest report, as described by WINK News. Deputies said the drone footage showed a series of burnouts.
The crowd was there for a “No Kings” rally. The Fort Myers News-Press had listed U.S. 41 and Daniels Parkway as one of the local protest sites that Saturday. WGCU reported that organizers estimated about 1,000 people at the Fort Myers rally along U.S. 41. The arrest report counted roughly 500 at the corner where the truck was.
According to the report, the truck threw off thick black smoke. Protesters fanned it away with their signs. Some left, and others walked into traffic to confront the driver. Other drivers slowed down because they couldn’t see. Deputies stopped the pickup on Daniels Parkway. The driver showed a Florida license, and records listed him as the F-250’s registered owner. Jeremy Dale Pegg, 40, of Fort Myers, was booked into the Lee County Jail on three charges: disturbing a lawful assembly, racing on highways, and reckless driving. These are accusations, and he has not been convicted of anything…