VERO BEACH — A man accused of conking his neighbor in the head with a rake in a lawn mowing dispute landed behind bars, an affidavit states.

Jeffrey Meurer, 54, was arrested on a battery charge after the Oct. 22 incident on 12th Avenue Southwest in Vero Beach.

A man identified as the victim told Indian River County sheriff’s investigators he was mowing his yard when his neighbor, Meurer, started yelling.

“Don’t you get your grass in my yard,” Meurer is quoted as saying.

The victim said they had a small argument. He said he decided to ignore Meurer and kept mowing.

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“Seconds later I feel a hard impact to my face which startled me,” the affidavit states. “I jumped off my mower and saw Meurer holding a wooden rake as if it were a bat.”

The victim said he started defending himself by punching Meurer.

Meanwhile, Meurer told investigators he cuts his grass with a “push mower and bag” that he said collects the cut grass.

“But my neighbor doesn’t, he just mows his with a riding mower and gets all of his grass in my yard, and I am tired of that,” the affidavit states.

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Meurer said they argued, accusing the victim of trying to run him over with his mower.

Meurer said he hit the victim with his rake in defense.

A witness said Meurer suddenly grabbed his rake and hit the victim in the face.

Meurer, of the 2400 block of 12th Avenue Southwest in Vero Beach, was taken to the Indian River County Jail.

It could not immediately be determined whether the grass is greener at the jail or at Meurer’s home.