An off-duty Florida sheriff’s sergeant is facing felony charges after he appeared to attack an elderly couple at a restaurant following a failed attempt to kiss his wife, according to The New York Post. The incident was captured on surveillance footage at Merk’s Bar & Grill in New Smyrna Beach.
The suspect, identified as 44-year-old Jason Stickels, a sergeant with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, appeared to approach a seated couple and leaned in to kiss the 71-year-old woman, according to the footage and the charging affidavit. When the woman rejected the advance, her 77-year-old husband is seen stepping in, shaking Stickels’ hand, and pushing him away.
