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  • 2023-01-04 (xsd:date)
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  • Was a Florida Man Arrested After Throwing a Christmas Tree at His Wife? (en)
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  • In early January 2023, we received reader mail that asked if it was true that a Florida man was arrested after allegedly throwing a Christmas tree at his wife. Attached to one reader's email was a screenshot of a headline that read, Florida man arrested, allegedly struck wife with Christmas tree. We found that this was a real headline published by ABC6 News on WATE.com, as well as other local news websites. The article cited reporting from Fox 35 Orlando, which was originally printed on Dec. 13, 2022. According to the story, 52-year-old Richard Atchison had allegedly thrown a Christmas tree at his wife after drinking alcohol. The arrest occurred on the night of Dec. 12 in the city of Fruitland Park. We confirmed via the Lake County Sheriff's Department website that Atchison was arrested at 7:16 p.m. local time on suspicion of false imprisonment, violation of injunction, and battery. According to the records, this was Atchison's second time arrested on suspicion of battery. He was released the following day. By email, the Lake County Sheriff's Office provided us with the arrest affidavit, written by Officer K. Richetti. It read as follows: According to the rest of the affidavit, a witness corroborated the victim's story, including the part about Atchison throwing the Christmas tree. (en)
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