The state declined to charge a man who allegedly threatened another man at a dock in Cortez.
A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy arrested Allen Jacobsen in August for aggravated assault for allegedly wielding a machete in the parking lot of the Star Fish Co. Dockside Restaurant, 12306 46th Ave. W., Cortez.
During the pre-filing investigation, the victim refused to speak with an assistant state attorney unless the state’s representative went to his boat.
A 12th Circuit State Attorney’s Sept. 17 memo concluded the state had insufficient evidence to prove the case because Jacobsen denied the charge and there were no witnesses or video.