Look at that side-eyeing, mother fucker!
A Winter Haven man was arrested late Tuesday on domestic abuse charges after police said he used a cane he called a “stupid stick” to repeatedly strike a disabled woman and child.
Phillip Dale Simons, a 52-year-old felon, was taken into custody after his attempt to elude law enforcement failed, police said.
On Tuesday, police were notified of physical and emotional abuse taking place inside a Winter Haven residence. The woman told police that Simons repeatedly struck her with the walking stick and threatened her by waving guns around her and a child in the home.
The woman told police that before Simons left for his job in Orlando, he would repeatedly threaten her if she called law enforcement. Simons would follow up threats with severe beatings on the arms, legs, torso and head with the stick, police said.
Police said Simmons repeatedly used the stick to beat a 15-year-old and traumatized the teen by grabbing the child’s genitals in an aggressive manner.
Once Simons was in custody, detectives entered the residence and found the walking stick as well as eight long guns, five handguns with ammunition, reloading equipment, holsters and boot knives, police said.
Simons was booked into the Polk County Jail on charges of aggravated abuse/battery of a disabled adult, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, 12 counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, three counts of possession of ammunition by felon, aggravated assault with firearm, child abuse without great bodily harm, and domestic abuse/aggravated assault with deadly weapon.
The Stupid Stick: