Florida Man Assaults Bartender, Invokes Trump in Anti-Immigrant Tirade
Michael Nixon, a 42-year-old Virginia tourist, was arrested in Miami Beach for a racist tirade at Norman’s Tavern. After refusing to pay his $130.81 tab, Nixon allegedly directed Hispanophobic slurs and threats of deportation at the bartender, escalating to a physical altercation. Charged with felony battery and misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief, defrauding an innkeeper, and disorderly conduct, Nixon remains in custody on a $5,450 bond. The incident highlights the heightened anxieties surrounding immigration in the context of recent national policy changes.
John Q. Hosedrinker