‘Drunk’ Ohio man, 61, seen battered and bruised in mugshot after ‘mocking a woman with Down syndrome and provoking a Disney World bar fight’
- Brent George, 61, is accused of harassing a Disney World guest with Down syndrome after he got drunk at a resort bar
- Florida man allegedly shot shots and beer before approaching disabled girls’ family and causing four-way fight
- He was seen battered and bruised in his mugshot after being beaten by the disabled guest’s family, before being arrested and charged
An Ohio man was beaten by shocked vacationers at a Walt Disney World bar after allegedly mocking a guest with Down syndrome in Florida.
Brent George, 61, caused a fight between four people after allegedly mocking the disabled person while he was heavily intoxicated, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
He was seen battered and bruised in his mugshot after being charged four times with battery following the Jan. 25 incident.
According to his affidavit, George’s shocking tirade was followed by pushing and punching the family, which led to them allegedly hitting him with a glass cup and hitting him on the head.
Brent George, 61, appeared battered and bruised after he allegedly mocked a woman with Down syndrome at a Disney Land bar, sparking a brawl in which he was punched in the head and hit with a glass cup.
The bar fight took place at the resort’s Belle Vue Lounge, a bar inside Disney’s Boardwalk Inn. According to a witness, George imitated ‘the grunts’ that the woman with Down syndrome occasionally made
The arrest took place at the resort’s Belle Vue Lounge, a bar inside Disney’s Boardwalk Inn, after George had been drinking with his wife and two friends.
Florida officials alleged that the 61-year-old drank three shots of bourbon and a beer at the bar before deciding to approach the group, identified in the complaint as Candace Boyette Goldberg, Wesley Goldberg, Maria Ayalde and Richard Goldberg.
“With them was an unnamed sister of Wesley and daughter of Candace who is disabled, has Down syndrome and is wheelchair bound,” according to the affidavit obtained by DailyMail.com.
According to Wesley Goldberg’s version of events in the affidavit, George “came near their table and began making fun of his disabled sister by imitating the grunts she occasionally made.”
A deputy wrote that George claimed to be “having a ‘fun time’ with the individuals and was then attacked by them,” but admitted that he “didn’t remember anything specific because he was drunk.”
His friend Ward Weber reportedly told police that he saw George “walking over to the victim’s table because they were” having fun.
After he allegedly made fun of the woman with Down syndrome, her mother confronted him and asked why he was making fun of her daughter.
George then allegedly pushed her twice in response, before punching another guest at the table when she tried to intervene, officers said.
During the attack, he was also reportedly hit in the face by a glass drinking cup, and George told officers he wanted to press charges but did not know who hit him.
The husband of the woman who was beaten was then punched in the neck by George, prompting him to hit George in the head in response.
Customers in the bar reportedly intervened and dragged George away after the fight
According to the affidavit, Weber said his friend was “defending himself and heard someone say they wanted to kill him.”
However, the filing added that he “did not observe what led to the confrontation and did not hear anything said between Brent and the other party.”
Amid the drunken fight, another bystander grabbed George and forcibly removed him from the bar, according to the reported affidavit.
George was treated for his injuries by medical personnel but was released and transported to the Orange County Jail.
He was charged with four counts of first-degree battery and has pleaded not guilty. His records do not indicate he has any upcoming hearings, and the status of the case is unclear as his arraignment, scheduled for March 13, was canceled.