PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Punta GORDA Police Department will deal with a Saturday morning viral conflict between Florida charter captain and the fisherman who led to his arrest earlier this week.
On April 1st, around 7:30pm, 40-year-old Brockhorner pulled the boat along with the victim’s boat and boarded it without permission.
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In a video that has since become a virus, fisherman Gage Towls tells Horner he cannot fly under the 41 bridge in Punta Gouda. Horner was pissed over the previous incidents about Towl and others fishing in the dark without lighting.
The charter captain is heard cursed screaming and screaming at Towls before jumping on the victim’s boat. Horner threatens Towles and demands him an apology for the previous incident.
After police conducted several interviews with the victims and witnesses, they established a possible cause for the arrest of Horner in connection with illegal boarding and threats under Florida Statue 810.02(2)(a) – assault or battery robbery (non-forced entry).
As of Friday night, Horner was still in the Charlotte County Jail.
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“This type of behavior is not tolerated in our waterways or elsewhere in our city,” said Punta Gouda Police Chief Pam Smith. “We are committed to ensuring the safety of our residents and visitors, both on land and on water.”
Click here to watch the entire virus video.
In addition to the police department’s investigation, Florida, Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Coast Guard are conducting separate investigations taking into account the nature and location of the incident.
Punta Gorda police said further details will be released as the investigation continues.
