FLORIDA — Police have arrested an 82-year-old Lake Wales man for slashing a woman’s tires because he claimed she was sitting in his favorite bingo seat.
Police say Fred Smith stormed out of the bingo hall and punctured two of Ethel Britt’s tires because she was sitting in a chair he usually sits in.
Fred was caught on surveillance video in the act. Lake Wales Deputy Chief Troy Schulze Smith says Fred admitted to the crime and expressed regret.
Fred faces having to pay $500 in tire damage and restitution back to Ethel.
