Posted on 01/22/2020 12:52:27 PM PST by AuntB
A construction worker in Florida has been accused of murdering his pro-Trump boss with a trowel after a political argument on the construction site where they both worked and then throwing an American flag on the man's body.
The incident occurred on Monday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m. when emergency dispatchers received a call from co-workers saying that Mason Trever Toney, 28, had stabbed and killed their boss, 28-year-old William Steven Knight on the Florida Turnpike job site, according to the arrest affidavit obtained by ABC News' Orlando affiliate WFTV.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office says that the murder appears related to a political dispute between the men. Knight was a big supporter of President Donald Trump while Toney was anti-government.
"[Toney is] anti-government and very outspoken about his beliefs that the government is bad and out to get him," said Toney's arrest affidavit.
When deputies arrived they found Knight's body lying next to an excavator on the job site with a brand new American flag thrown onto the side of the victim's body that didn't belong to anybody on the site, according to the arrest affidavit.
A preliminary report determined that the weapon used to murder Knight was a trowel, according to ABC News' Houston station KTRK.
After Toney allegedly killed Knight he stole a white pick-up truck and fled the scene of the crime but was taken into custody shortly after crashing the vehicle in a brief pursuit in Brevard County, Florida.
Police confirmed that Toney was arrested and taken into custody without incident in a statement on social media.
Toney is currently being held in Orange County without bond.
Go fund me has been set up for Steve Knight.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/remember-william-steven-knight?fbclid=IwAR3xEFqWhLtE6BYGTxz-lb1T3KfspKTYAmS4qmxejDONvkgWSX9Zz3jBNGg
What? He had to make bail?
LOL
Thank heaven some sanity still remains in certain areas.
2 day old news is “Breaking News” in your world?
In before its bumped to chat. Or just deleted.
“Toney was anti-government. “
Antifa anarchist.
I’m expecting a statement from LEO telling us that this was most definitely NOT a hate crime.
Hey! NO one has reported this..it happened yesterday. Damn.
And THAT is all you have to say about this horrible event???
You sound like the left
Thanks for posting.
I don’t consume news from MSM unless it relates to The Boogaloo.
Arrested and taken into custody.
Thus confirming Toney’s belief that the government was out to get him.
Some people just want to control others and pretend they’re the police.
Btw, I never saw this report either. Thanks for posting it B. And pay no attention to these HOA types.
I had to look it up...
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/10/795366630/boogaloo-is-the-new-far-right-slang-for-civil-war
“Thanks for posting.”
You are welcome. Evidently some freepers think this is NON NEWS! Which is why I’ve stayed away all these years...same idiots still roaming around!
Thank you darling dragnet2! Good to see you. Yes, the story is being ignored.
fyi
Boogaloo can mean a bunch of things
A guy named Mason killed his boss with a trowel. !?!
That shows this was premeditated, and he should get life in the electric chair.
Well no. I could also say that GoFundMe account will probably be deleted. GoFundMe does not support conservatives and has been known to take down requests in favor of conservative causes.
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