Florida man stabs and kills Trump-loving boss in fight, deputies say

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/22/donald-trump-supporter-boss-stabbed-death-florida-man-deputies/4539723002/


In this Jan. 20, booking photo provided by the Orange County Sheriff's office is Mason Toney. Toney, 28, was charged with first-degree murder for the killing of his boss, William Knight, on Monday, according to an arrest affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A worker with anti-government views fatally stabbed his Trump-supporting boss at a highway construction site and placed an American flag next to the body after they got into a political argument, deputies in Florida said Tuesday.

Mason Toney, 28, was charged with first-degree murder for the killing of William Knight on Monday, according to an arrest affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Co-workers told investigators that Toney and Knight were friends outside of work despite their political differences. Knight was an “outspoken American" who was "pro-Donald Trump," while co-workers described Toney as “anti-government and very outspoken in his beliefs that the government is bad and out to get him," according to the arrest affidavit.

Workers at the Florida Turnpike construction site in metro Orlando told detectives that Knight had picked up Toney for work and they had been driving to different job sites when they began arguing. After arriving at the Turnpike site, the workers heard Knight yelling for help by an excavator. They ran over and saw Toney standing over Knight, stabbing him with a trowel, according to the arrest affidavit.

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Um... I wanna say something here, but probably best if I just

[lark]

1. Violence has increased greatly & purposefully under the drumpf regime.

They want us mad, they want their guys even madder and taking aim against us and hurting us. At least that's what way tooo many want and are pushing and getting - a more violent, chaotic world.

[BuffaloJackalope]

2. So, this makes up for the - what? 6 or 7? - Trump-loving mass murderers we've had.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. It sounds more like they were on the same page

[Roland99]

4. Murderer is an anti govt nutjob. His Twitter feed is criticizes Obama and trump

[bullwinkle428]

8. Yeah, I was getting a "Bundy-ite" vibe about the guy, just from the

story that was posted. Clearly lots of mental issues. Just glad he didn't have an assault rifle when he snapped.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. What a sad and ugly story.

[treestar]

6. "the government was out to get him"

sounds like a nutjob all right.

[FM123]

7. This is one kind of nutjob killing another kind of nutjob.

Sad & scary.

[Zolorp]

9. So the murderer was a TRUE anti-government nut job

His boss was an anti-government nut job only when Democrats are president.

[brewens]

10. I'd like to hear the actual argument. That would be interesting. That's what you get with some

people. Poison them against any guvmint and they won't trust anyone, even a hero of white supremacists.

[Cartoonist]

11. Out to get him?

He looks healthy and well fed. He's got a well paying construction job. His friend is his boss. He's not terminally ugly. So WTF?

[smb]

12. Ironic

You'd think that someone with "beliefs that the government is bad and out to get him" would sympathize with Napoleon Boneyspurs, who complains about the exact same grievance.

[onethatcares]

13. he stabbed him with a trowel

Jeeez.

the first degree murder thing though, doesn't that have to deal with planning beforehand?

[Wounded Bear]

14. "First degree murder" is defined by the state, I believe...

which means we'd have to visit Fla law. I don't live there. Perhaps they have a "passion" clause in their 1st degree definition.

[onethatcares]

15. being willful and premeditated

are the base reasons from what I just read.

Not sure if the killing nutcase had enough time to premeditate it.

[pecosbob]

16. A trowel? Wow...