Man arrested at No Kings Protest in Sanford for hitting woman with sign, police say

The Brief

  • Officials arrested one man after they said he hit the back of woman’s head after an exchange at the No Kings Protest in Sanford.
  • The man faces a battery charge in connection to the incident.

SANFORD, Fla. One man is in custody after police said he hit a woman on the back of the head with a sign at a No Kings Protest in Sanford on Saturday.

Officials with the Sanford Police Department said the incident happened around 10:40 a.m. at the rally in the area of Sanford Avenue and 1st Street.

Police said 52-year-old James Caldwell was holding a sign and placing it in front of a 46-year-old woman and her husband during a heated exchange. Officers warned both parties to remain respectful before Caldwell was observed slapping the woman on the back of the head with the sign.

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