The incident happened around 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1 at a Tops Friendly Market in the Village of Bath, police said. Street View image from June 2023. © 2024 Google
The nation’s contentious presidential election boiled over in a small town grocery store when one shopper attacked another over a presidential campaign hat, according to police in New York.
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“It was determined that Robert Yott … initiated a confrontation with a stranger inside Tops, after becoming aggressive over the fact the stranger was wearing a Trump 2024 hat,” Village of Bath police said in a news release.
“Yott punched the victim in the mouth and head several times, causing the victim’s teeth to be broken and mouth bloody,” police said.
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Many polls report the contest is neck and neck between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Yott was arrested and charged with one count of felony second degree assault and misdemeanor criminal mischief, police said.
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