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In this Jan. 20, booking photo provided by the Orange County Sheriff's office is Mason Toney. Toney, 28, was charged with first-degree murder for the killing of his boss, William Knight, on Monday, according to an arrest affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
ORLANDO, Fla. A worker with anti-government views fatally stabbed his Trump-supporting boss at a highway construction site and placed an American flag next to the body after they got into a political argument, deputies in Florida said Tuesday.
Mason Toney, 28, was charged with first-degree murder for the killing of William Knight on Monday, according to an arrest affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Co-workers told investigators that Toney and Knight were friends outside of work despite their political differences. Knight was an outspoken American" who was "pro-Donald Trump," while co-workers described Toney as anti-government and very outspoken in his beliefs that the government is bad and out to get him," according to the arrest affidavit.
Workers at the Florida Turnpike construction site in metro Orlando told detectives that Knight had picked up Toney for work and they had been driving to different job sites when they began arguing. After arriving at the Turnpike site, the workers heard Knight yelling for help by an excavator. They ran over and saw Toney standing over Knight, stabbing him with a trowel, according to the arrest affidavit.
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Um... I wanna say something here, but probably best if I just
lark
(23,147 posts)They want us mad, they want their guys even madder and taking aim against us and hurting us. At least that's what way tooo many want and are pushing and getting - a more violent, chaotic world.
BuffaloJackalope
(818 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)Roland99
(53,342 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)story that was posted. Clearly lots of mental issues. Just glad he didn't have an assault rifle when he snapped.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,399 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)sounds like a nutjob all right.
FM123
(10,054 posts)Sad & scary.
Zolorp
(1,115 posts)His boss was an anti-government nut job only when Democrats are president.
brewens
(13,617 posts)people. Poison them against any guvmint and they won't trust anyone, even a hero of white supremacists.
Cartoonist
(7,321 posts)He looks healthy and well fed. He's got a well paying construction job. His friend is his boss. He's not terminally ugly. So WTF?
smb
(3,474 posts)You'd think that someone with "beliefs that the government is bad and out to get him" would sympathize with Napoleon Boneyspurs, who complains about the exact same grievance.
onethatcares
(16,178 posts)Jeeez.
the first degree murder thing though, doesn't that have to deal with planning beforehand?
Wounded Bear
(58,698 posts)which means we'd have to visit Fla law. I don't live there. Perhaps they have a "passion" clause in their 1st degree definition.
onethatcares
(16,178 posts)are the base reasons from what I just read.
Not sure if the killing nutcase had enough time to premeditate it.