Belle Isle Fla Feb 3 2013 A Department of Homeland Security employee is accused of pointing a gun at tow-truck drivers during a brawl in Belle Isle late last month.
Department of Homeland Security employee Pablo Morales, 48, and his son, 22-year-old Diego Morales, were arrested just after midnight Jan. 26.
According to Pablo Morales' arrest report, he and his son went to the ASAP Towing yard in the 3100 block of McCoy Road in Belle Isle after Diego Morales' car was towed to the lot.
Pablo Morales got into a argument with an employee of the towing company and tried to walk into a restricted portion of the lot to get to the car, the report said.
When the employee tried to stop him, the argument escalated and a brawl broke out.
Attorney Rick Martindale, who is representing the three injured employees, said the man who was most severely beaten had significant head injuries and abrasions on his body.
The father and son were booked into the Orange County Jail and are both facing felony aggravated battery charges.
Pablo Morales is also facing additional aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges. Both men have already bonded out of jail.
All three tow truck drivers said they felt their lives were in danger. Police did not name them in the report.
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Department of Homeland Security employee Pablo Morales, 48, and his son, 22-year-old Diego Morales, were arrested just after midnight Jan. 26.
According to Pablo Morales' arrest report, he and his son went to the ASAP Towing yard in the 3100 block of McCoy Road in Belle Isle after Diego Morales' car was towed to the lot.
Pablo Morales got into a argument with an employee of the towing company and tried to walk into a restricted portion of the lot to get to the car, the report said.
When the employee tried to stop him, the argument escalated and a brawl broke out.
Two other employees and a third man —a friend of Pablo and Diego Morales —started to fight.
Pablo Morales pulled out a 9mm handgun and pointed it at two of the employees, forcing them to back away as his son and the third man beat an employee as he cowered on the ground, police say.Attorney Rick Martindale, who is representing the three injured employees, said the man who was most severely beaten had significant head injuries and abrasions on his body.
The father and son were booked into the Orange County Jail and are both facing felony aggravated battery charges.
Pablo Morales is also facing additional aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges. Both men have already bonded out of jail.
All three tow truck drivers said they felt their lives were in danger. Police did not name them in the report.
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