Miami Lakes attorney accused of knocking out elderly cruise passenger in hallway fight speaks out

MIAMI (WSVN) – An attorney from Miami Lakes accused of knocking out an elderly cruise passenger during a hallway fight is now sharing his side of what happened, claiming he was forced to fight.

“I grabbed his arm, I engaged him like this. I disengage him by pushing him back,” said Phillip Andrew Ortiz.

Ortiz gave 7News a demonstration of what happened aboard the Norwegian Encore after spending two days behind bars…

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