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WOMAN ATTACKS 72-YEAR-OLD MAN OVER MAGA HAT, INSTANTLY REGRETS IT

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1. A PARK ENCOUNTER QUICKLY TURNS INTO A POLICE CASE

On May 20, 2025, a confrontation at Northeast Park and Paw Place in Largo, Florida turned physical after 33-year-old Laura Elizabeth Garrett approached a 72-year-old man, identified in reports as Garry Gama, who was wearing a MAGA hat. Police said the disagreement centered on his support for President Donald Trump. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

2. THE ARGUMENT WAS ABOUT THE HAT

According to the arrest affidavit cited by FOX 13, Garrett questioned Gama about why he supported Trump. The exact words exchanged between the two were not publicly released.

What began as a political disagreement then reportedly escalated into a physical confrontation. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

3. POLICE SAY A CAN BECAME A WEAPON

Gama told investigators that Garrett struck him on the back of the head and shoulder with a can she was holding.

Garrett acknowledged approaching him and admitted pouring the contents of the can over him, but according to the arrest report, she denied striking him with it. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

4. THEN SHE WALKED AWAY

After the confrontation, police said Garrett jumped over a fence and walked away from the area.

Officers subsequently located her nearby. The encounter that followed would become a second part of the criminal case. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

5. POLICE SAY SHE INITIALLY REFUSED TO IDENTIFY HERSELF

When officers located Garrett, the arrest affidavit says she initially refused to provide her name.

She was eventually placed in handcuffs, but the arrest did not go quietly.

6. THE ARREST ESCALATES

According to police, Garrett dropped her full body weight to the ground while officers attempted to escort her toward their patrol vehicles.

The affidavit says she then wrapped both legs around an officer, causing him to fall and bruise his knee. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

7. FOUR OFFICERS WERE EVENTUALLY INVOLVED

Police said Garrett continued kicking and pulling away from officers.

The arrest report states that she was eventually subdued with restraints and escorted by four officers. (The Independent)

8. SHE NOW FACED MULTIPLE CHARGES

Garrett was charged with battery on a person 65 years or older, battery on a law-enforcement officer, and obstructing or resisting an officer without violence, according to jail records and local reporting. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

9. THE CASE DIDN'T END AT THE PARK

Garrett was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on May 20 and was released the following evening, according to jail records cited by multiple reports. (The Independent)

The incident therefore produced two distinct allegations: the confrontation with the 72-year-old man and the alleged physical struggle with an officer during her arrest.

10. A POLITICAL ARGUMENT ENDED WITH HANDCUFFS

The bodycam footage captures the aftermath of an unusual confrontation that began with a disagreement over a political symbol.

According to police and the arrest affidavit, the encounter progressed from a verbal argument, to an alleged assault involving a can, then to a struggle with officers during the arrest. Garrett disputed the allegation that she struck Gama with the can. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)

The title says she “instantly regrets it,” but that is video-title framing, not a legal finding.