{"id":4901,"date":"2026-04-13T00:04:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4901"},"modified":"2026-04-13T00:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:04:03","slug":"florida-gubernatorial-candidate-allegedly-beat-elderly-person-with-cane-bashed-another-with-cellphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4901","title":{"rendered":"Florida gubernatorial candidate allegedly beat elderly person with cane, bashed another with cellphone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Democrat running for Florida governor allegedly attacked two elderly people, believed to be his parents, during a domestic dispute on Friday \u2014 and bizarrely accused the victims of being \u201con fentanyl\u201d and trying to kill him during his whirlwind arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Cichowski, 46, allegedly beat one victim with a cane and chucked a cellphone at the other inside a riverside home in Palm County, Florida on Friday, according to the Flagler County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Police did not confirm Cichowski\u2019s relation to the victims, but described the altercation as domestic in nature. The gubernatorial candidate also made repeated nonsensical accusations against his parents during his arrest, according to body camera footage obtained by The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Kevin Cichowski, 46, allegedly attacked two elderly people on Friday. <span class=\"credit\">Flagler County Sheriff\u0092s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One officer guided a disoriented Cichowski away from the residence and down the street, which was lined with at least a dozen emergency vehicles, the video shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou sent the whole force here, huh?\u201d Cichowski said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Before police responded to the purported domestic dispute, one victim warned 911 operators that Cichowski threatened to kill them and any law enforcement who intervened, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>During the slow walk away from the scene, Cichowski rambled on about his parents, claiming, \u201cmy mother\u2019s on fentanyl\u201d and that both his parents \u201care going through a mental problem,\u201d according to the officer\u2019s body camera.<\/p>\n<p>The officer did his best to placate Cichowski, assuring him that they would investigate the situation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>More than a dozen emergency vehicles responded to the scene when Cichowski allegedly threatened to kill the victims and any law enforcement officials who intervened. <span class=\"credit\">Obtained by the NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe this is happening\u2026Just don\u2019t let me die,\u201d Cichowski blurted.<\/p>\n<p>The officer, startled by his sudden unease, promised he was \u201cin good hands\u201d and wouldn\u2019t die.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy father tried to kill me already,\u201d Cichowski continued while insisting he hadn\u2019t \u201cdone anything wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy isn\u2019t my father being\u2026Why am I being\u2026?\u201d Cichowski asked again, seemingly forgetting the word for \u2018arrest\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Cichowski was arrested on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of battery on a person over 65, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, tampering with a witness, and two counts of robbery by sudden snatching.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cichowski filed to run for governor of Florida on March 24. <span class=\"credit\">Obtained by the NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He was placed into protective custody under the Florida Baker Act, which allows for the involuntary detention of anyone authorities believe is experiencing a mental health crisis and poses a threat to themself or the public.<\/p>\n<p>Cichowski was arrested for domestic battery, domestic battery by strangulation and false imprisonment in 2024, though he was later exonerated.<\/p>\n<p>He filed to run for governor of Florida on March 24 \u2014 just five months before the primary election. <\/p>\n<p>He previously ran a failed campaign for Palm Coast mayor in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Cichowski claims he \u201cswitched sides,\u201d presumably from Republican to Democrat, after his 2024 arrest and is \u201cback for a little revenge,\u201d according to his campaign website, which is rife with misspellings and poor punctuation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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