A disagreement over a match format allegedly turned bodily at an Ave Maria pickleball facility, with a gradual cooker turning into an unlikely a part of the confrontation. Or was it?
A 73-year-old Florida man was arrested following a weird confrontation at a pickleball occasion in Ave Maria that allegedly concerned shoving a lady and choosing up a gradual cooker.
Steven DeMaio was charged with battery following an Oct. 3 incident on the Del Webb Naples pickleball facility in Collier County, in line with native reporting from Gulf Coast Information.
The disagreement reportedly started over a proposed change to a pickleball match.
DeMaio advised reporters he had introduced paperwork suggesting adjustments to the match format. Based on his account, a lady grabbed the papers and ran off, prompting him to observe her.
A police report alleges DeMaio shoved the girl throughout the confrontation. He disputes that characterization, claiming the bodily contact was not an intentional shove.
Then issues bought even stranger.
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DeMaio acknowledged choosing up a gradual cooker throughout the altercation however insisted the gesture was meant as a joke. He mentioned he finally threw the paperwork again onto the bottom.
“The emotion was overwhelming,” DeMaio mentioned in a cellphone name with Gulf Coast Information.
Authorities arrested DeMaio on Oct. 21, greater than two weeks after the incident. He was launched on bond the next day.
A neighbor interviewed by Gulf Coast Information described the group as usually quiet and pleasant, acknowledging that whereas pickleball can get aggressive, incidents like this are uncommon.
DeMaio expressed disappointment that the scenario had escalated over pickleball.
The girl concerned and different witnesses had not publicly commented on the time of the unique report.
The battery allegation stays unresolved, and DeMaio has disputed the account of the alleged shove.
