A Clermont man will appear in court for allegedly hitting someone in the face for calling him a racial slur at LifeStream Behavioral Center in Leesburg.
An officer responded to LifeStream, located at 2020 Tally Rd., for a battery involving 31-year-old Aldrick Markus Jones and 44-year-old Adam Michael Goodman around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, according to a case report from the Leesburg Police Department.
An employee advised that Jones approached Goodman, who was sitting alone, and verbally argued with him. Jones claimed Goodman called him a racial slur before striking him in the face. Goodman tried to get away by pushing back, the report said.
Goodman later corroborated the employee’s statement. The report noted he sustained dark blue bruising and swollenness around his left eye.
But according to Jones, he overheard Goodman call him a slur, so he jump-scared him. Goodman then hit himself in the face due to being scared. Jones denied hitting him at all, the report said.
Jones was subsequently issued a misdemeanor citation for simple battery. He was released from the scene and is expected in court on Jan. 13.
As for Goodman, he was jailed for an unrelated crime on Monday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office had a warrant for his arrest for failure to appear (simple assault) in Pasco County. He is currently being held at Lake County Jail with bond set at $1,013.