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A Minnesota man is due in court today after being arrested on New Year’s Eve for assault after he pulled a gun on a gym manager in a Minneapolis suburb. According to authorities, it wasn’t ‘roid rage, but ‘rona rage that sparked the alleged assault .
Police say Florhaug showed up at an L.A. Fitness location around 5:30 on New Year’s Eve intent on monitoring gym patrons to see if they were adhering to the mask mandate imposed by Gov. Tim Walz. Florhaug isn’t a state employee, and doesn’t even belong to the gym, but he didn’t let that stop him from confronting the manager of the gym over a number of maskless patrons.
Florhaug spoke to an employee at the front desk in an “aggressive and angry” manner about gym members not wearing masks. Eventually, a manager spoke to Florhaug. The complaint says the manager attempted to explain that staff cannot be everywhere in the gym to enforce the mandate, suggesting that Florhaug was welcome to pay an employee out of his own pocket to enforce the mask rules in the back area of the gym.
The 64-year-old then yelled at the manager, calling him “dumb.” After the manager told Florhaug he could not enter the gym, Florhaug said he was going to walk around the gym and “take pictures of people,” later saying his intention was to get the business in trouble. The gym has a sign posted that prohibits photography inside the premises without the consent of the individuals inside, according to the complaint.
The manager of the gym then put his hands up to stop Florhaug from further entering the gym, in which Florhaug said “Oh yeah?” and proceeded to pull out and point a SIG Sauer 9 mm handgun at the manager.
The manager, fearful the trespasser may threaten patrons with the gun tackled him
Maplewood man charged after allegedly pointing gun at gym manager over mask dispute
A Maplewood man faces an assault charge after he allegedly pointed a gun at a gym manager over whether members at the facility were adhering to the mask mandate...
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