A Leesburg man was arrested for battery after allegedly ripping a bag of popcorn away from an elderly man feeding birds at Ski Beach Park.
An elderly man was feeding the birds near the bridge area of Ski Beach Park, located at 201 E Dixie Ave., when 44-year-old John Bradley approached him around 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department.
Bradley proceeded to yell at him, ordering him to stop feeding the birds, which he did without throwing away the bag of popcorn in his hand. Bradley walked about 10 feet away, only to come back to speak loudly and aggressively for 45 seconds. He then forcibly grabbed the popcorn from the elderly man’s hand to throw it on the ground. This alarmed him and made him uncomfortable, the report said.
Bradley’s friend later advised that Bradley did indeed rip the bag from the elderly man and subsequently threw it away, the report said…