Florida teen arrested after brandishing machete outside early voting location, police say

A Florida teenager has been arrested after he “brandished a machete in an aggressive, threatening posture over his head” at two women Tuesday outside an early voting location near Jacksonville, police said.

A Florida teenager has been arrested after he “brandished a machete in an aggressive, threatening posture over his head” at two women Tuesday outside an early voting location near Jacksonville, police said. Caleb James Williams, 18, joined by seven juveniles, approached sign wavers and antagonized the “opposing political side,” Neptune Beach Police Chief Michael Key Jr. said. Key did not provide the political affiliations of the victims or suspect. The Duval County Democratic Party identified the sign wavers as supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris. Williams is charged with aggravated assault on a person 65 or older and improper exhibition of a dangerous weapon, according to records from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. He was being held at a pretrial detention facility and is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday, according to the sheriff’s office. CNN is working to identify Williams’ attorney. Williams was among a group of teens who showed up outside the Beaches Branch Library in Neptune Beach where early voting was taking place Tuesday afternoon and antagonized the sign wavers, Key said. At one point, Williams began waving a machete in a “threatening manner” over his head at two women, ages 54 and 71, according to Key. The women called police, Key said.