Trump supporter charged with hitting girl with flagpole
A man was arrested last week after striking a 12-year-old girl in the face with a flagpole during a small rally for US President Donald Trump near a Florida intersection, authorities said.
Norbert Logsdon Jr, 67, of Orange Park, was charged September 16 with child abuse without great bodily harm and later released on bail, the Florida Times-Union reported.
Mr Logsdon and others had been participating in a sidewalk support event for the Republican president near an Orange Park intersection, according to a Clay County Sheriff's Office arrest report.
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The girl had been riding in a car with her mother, who exchanged taunts with Mr Logsdon as they waited to turn into a nearby restaurant, officials said.
A video that the mother posed on Facebook appears to show Mr Logsdon approach the vehicle, stick the flagpole through an open car window and hit the girl.
A deputy who later interviewed the girl noted redness on her face.
Jail records didn't list an attorney who could comment on Mr Logsdon's behalf.
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