Manatee County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 35-year-old Sarasota man April 3 on a battery charge.
Bradenton Beach Officer Thomas Ferrara was dispatched to a call regarding an assault at the Historic Bridge Street Pier, 200 Bridge St.
Ferrara contacted a woman who said she’d been struck in the head with a fish after a verbal argument with a man.
The woman told Ferrara she and the man had an argument while fishing from the pier.
After making a catch, the man allegedly swung a fish, still attached to the line on the pole, in a threatening manner, and then struck the victim in the head, according to an arrest report.
The man fled the pier but was later stopped while driving by the MCSO and taken into custody.
He was transported to the BBPD for processing and then to the Manatee County jail, where he posted $2,000 bail and was released pending trial.
Under Florida law, misdemeanor battery is punishable by up to one year in jail or a year of probation.