A radical leftist has been arrested after he violently attacked a Trump supporter simply for “wearing a Trump 2024 hat” inside a New York grocery store on Friday.
Police have identified the alleged attacker as 60-year-old Robert Yotta, explaining in a press release that the sole motivation behind the violent assault was because the victim had been wearing a “Trump 2024” hat. The incident occurred at a grocery store in Bath, New York, which is located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, a much more conservative area of the deep-blue state.
The press release from the Village of Bath Police Department, which was shared on Facebook, read: “On [November 1], around 10:00 a.m., the Village of Bath Police Department was dispatched to a fight at the Tops Friendly Markets, located at 309 West Morris Street. It was determined that Robert Yott, age 60, of Bath, initiated a confrontation with a stranger inside Tops, after becoming aggressive over the fact that the stranger was wearing a Trump 2024 hat.”
“Mr. Yott punched the victim in the mouth and head several times, causing the victim’s teeth to be broken and mouth bloody,” the press release continued. “Mr. Yott was not known to the victim and this appears to be a random act of violence.”
New York Trump supporter assaulted over his “Trump 2024” hat: police
“Robert Yott, age 60, of Bath, initiated a confrontation with a stranger inside Tops, after becoming aggressive over the fact that the stranger was wearing a Trump 2024 hat.
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— Thomas Stevenson (@RealTStevenson) November 2, 2024
Police arrested Yott after the incident and he has since been charged with one count of felony second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal mischief.
“Mr. Yott was processed and transported to Steuben County Jail where he is currently awaiting CAP arraignment,” the press release stated.
Local news outlet WETM has reported that Yott is being held at Steuben County Jail without bail.
This news comes after another vicious attack on a Trump supporter, this time in California — where a man was hospitalized with a brain bleed after his neighbor assaulted him. The neighbor reportedly had his Kamala Harris sign stolen and immediately assumed the culprit was his neighbor, who had a Trump flag on his home. He then reportedly viciously beat the Trump-supporting neighbor, leaving him alone in his garage “to die,” despite the man vehemently denying stealing his sign.
