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LAKEWOODRANCH Fla Nov 28 2012 -- A 32-year-old Lakewood Ranch man has been arrested and charged withbattery on a person age 65 or older.
Manatee County Sheriff's Officedeputies say Charles Berton Vanalstine of the 6500 block of Meandering Way struck a Lakewoood Ranch Main Streetsecurity guard who was trying to persuade him not to drive home intoxicated.
When Vanalstine left McAllister's Restaurant on Main Street shortlyafter 11 p.m. Friday restaurant staffers were concerned that he was in nocondition to drive, the arrest report states.
The restaurant contacted the security officer, who followedVanalstine as he tried to find where he had parked his vehicle, the reportstates.
Shortly after the security guard called 911 for help,Vanalstine "took a posture as if to reach for a gun" and threatenedto shoot the guard if he did not stop following him, according to the report.
After searching for his car in a nearby parking lot,Vanalstine walked up and struck the 65-year-old guard in the face with hisfist, causing a slight bruise to the victim and breaking the victim's glasses,the report states.
The victim at no time touched Vanalstine, the report adds.
Vanalstine was in the Manatee Countyjail Monday in lieu of a $5,000 bond.
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