Aaron Carbo began speaking to me about the incident, where he informed me that he was approached by [REDACTED] in an aggressive manner, being asked to hurry up as he was holding other golfers up.
A “heated” argument ensued, causing Carbo to push the other person to the ground.
Carbo stated he then stood over [REDACTED] and called him a ‘pussy,’ at which time Carbo’s girlfriend pulled him away.
As Carbo was being pulled away by his girlfriend, Scott Throne ran over and punched Carbo in the face, which caused Carbo’s mouth to bleed.
Throne was arrested for battery for striking Carbo, and Carbo was arrested for battery on a person 65 years or older for striking [REDACTED]
I did a bit of editing on the original story to make it more readable, but the details are the same. Now let’s discuss my logic here:
- In Florida, battery on a person aged 65 or older is a felony of the third degree.
- Since it is a felony involving the use of force against a person, it is a forcible felony.
- Florida law permits someone to use force to stop an unlawful use of force against another, or to prevent a forcible felony.
So to me, this all comes down to the timing of the above events. If Cabo’s girlfriend had already pulled Cabo away from the altercation, and the altercation was over, then Throne was not justified in using force. If Cabo was still engaged in fighting with the elderly victim, or was attempting to do so then the altercation was not over, and Throne was legally justified in using force to stop his felonious attack on [REDACTED}.
No matter what, this case is a mess and is going to cost Throne a lot of money in legal bills.
EDITED TO ADD: So I pulled the case file from the court record, and the elderly victim was a 79 year old man. The report also reads:
Had [Scott] Throne punched him before the fight was over, then Throne would not have been arrested. As it is, getting involved is going to result in some trouble with the law. Again, better to mind your own business, especially if you aren’t sure of the law or the situation.
On a side note, Cabo is listed with the state as being a habitual felony offender.
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Boneman · April 30, 2025 at 5:24 am
Golfers… I have played the game WELL enough and POORLY enough to know that I should not play it at all. I’ve seen and heard about this type of behavior on coursed enough times to find it rather bizarre as well. It’s a game for cryin’ out loud.
On that note though and with the particulars here, I’m surprised nobody in Florida is selling T-shirts saying “Go ahead, hit me. Become Florida’s NEWEST FELON”
I might have to get one made up for my next trip to The Wal*Mart.