A Florida man was arrested on Jan. 3, after he allegedly attacked his father by throwing pizza at him after learning his father helped deliver him at birth, according to reports.
“The victim began to flail around trying to get the defendant off him at which point the defendant went outside and awaited law enforcement,” an arrest warrant read, as reported by WFLA.
Houston, 33, later told police he “threw pizza at his dad’s face striking him with it due to him being mad his dad helped give birth to him,” reported WTSP.
Two other family members corroborated his father’s claims, said authorities.
“He walked up to me and turned around putting his hands behind his back, saying he knows I’m going to take him to jail,” a deputy said in a police report.
It’s not clear why that detail caused him to attack his father. He was arrested on a domestic battery charge.
Second Florida Food Incident
It comes a few days after a woman in Palm Beach County, Florida, attacked her parents and chased them with a 12-inch knife after they apparently refused to take her to Outback Steakhouse.Seltzer then allegedly picked up a 12-inch decorative knife and chased her father around the house after he intervened, saying, “I’m going to kill you,” according to the report.
Violent Crime Down?
The FBI said that both violent crime and property crime decreased in 2017 compared to 2016. Overall violent crime decreased 0.2 percent from 2016 to 2017, while property crime decreased 3 percent during that time, the agency said in September, releasing data from 2016.“There were more than 1.2 million violent crimes reported to UCR nationwide in 2017. There was a 0.7 percent decrease in murders and a 4 percent decrease in robberies from 2016 to 2017. Aggravated assaults increased 1 percent in 2017. The FBI began collecting data solely on an updated rape definition last year, and 135,755 rapes were reported to law enforcement in 2017,” the FBI said in its report.