Furious charter captain boards boat to berate young fisherman in viral video

A raging charter vessel skipper has gone viral aft helium boarded a tiny vessel to harangue a young fisherman who helium accused of astir causing a collision that morning. 

The fiery speech that took spot shows 40-year-old Brock Horner successful a sportfishing vessel with 2 different men arsenic they propulsion up alongside Gage Towles, who is successful a tiny sportfishing vessel by himself connected Florida’s Gulf Coast.

The April 1 confrontation, which sees Horner leap onto Towles' vessel and aggressively situation him, was recorded by Towles, who posted it to his Facebook page, wherever it has generated 15 cardinal views.

An animated and fuming Horner, who owns a charter vessel institution and has since been charged successful the incident, asks Towles if helium was the idiosyncratic who was "cussing him out" earlier, to which Towles answered no. Horner said the vas successful the near-collision didn’t person information lights connected arsenic required. 

A Florida charter vessel skipper has gone viral aft helium aggressively confronted a young fisherman implicit an alleged near-collision. Horner is seen shouting astatine Towles. (Gage Towles)

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Towles tells Horner that helium didn’t person support to beryllium "flying done the span area" of Peace River, a scenic stream that flows into Charlotte Harbor. 

That remark lone escalated things further, and astatine 1 constituent Horner asked Towles: "You wanna (expletive) go?" 

Towles tries to deescalate the situation, reminding Horner that helium was the 1 who pulled up aggressively portion helium was conscionable trying to fish.

Towles past questions whether Horner was conscionable trying to enactment pugnacious successful beforehand of his friends, which infuriates Horner further.

Brock Horner has been charged with burglary with battle oregon battery, non-forced entry. (Charlotte County Sheriff's Office)

Horner says each 3 of them were veterans and helium is "the champion charter skipper you'll ever conscionable successful your parent f---ing life," earlier abruptly jumping onto Towles' boat. 

"Chill bro, chill bro please!" Towles yells repeatedly. "I'm a kid bro, I'm a kid," helium says arsenic helium hits the throttle and speeds disconnected with Horner aboard.

Horner continues yelling and demands helium apologize for terrorizing him connected his ain vessel and Towles past drives Horner backmost to his boat, maintaining that helium didn't curse astatine him.

"Do it (expletive) again, and ticker what happens," Horner says.

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Punta Gorda Police Chief Pam Smith said behaviour similar Horner’s would not beryllium tolerated connected waterways. Entering someone’s vessel without support qualifies arsenic burglary nether Florida instrumentality erstwhile accompanied by threats oregon aggression.

"This benignant of behaviour volition not beryllium tolerated successful our waterways—or anyplace other successful our city," Smith said. "We are committed to ensuring the information of our residents and visitors, some connected onshore and connected the water." 

Horner boards Towles' vessel and berates him. (Gage Towles)

Horner was charged with burglary with battle oregon battery, non-forced entry.

Horner’s lawyer released a connection stating that his lawsuit apologizes for what transpired. 

"He is profoundly sorry. What began arsenic a infinitesimal of vexation and interest escalated successful a mode it simply should not have," the connection reads, successful part, according to Gulf Coast News Now. "Gage handled the concern with awesome composure and people and that level-headedness helped forestall things from becoming acold worse."

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His lawyer wrote that Horner’s concern has been "destroyed," his estimation has been damaged portion his woman and parent person been harassed and adjacent threatened, helium claimed. 

The connection notes that Horner is simply a decorated combat seasoned who was severely injured successful Afghanistan. 

"He served honorably, earned aggregate medals, and suffered a traumatic encephalon wounded successful combat. He is recognized arsenic 100% disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs. That’s not an excuse — but it is portion of his story. He stood up erstwhile this state asked him to, and that work deserves to beryllium respected."