Florida man arrested for assaulting uncle with toilet seat lid for 'mocking' him



A Florida man has been charged with aggravated assault after police say he attacked his uncle with a rather unusual weapon - a toilet seat lid.



According to an arrest report released by St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, 20-year-old Norris Troutman struck his relative in the head January 9 for 'mocking' him.



Deputies responded to the scene in the 100 block of Hilton Drive in Fort Pierce just before 9pm after receiving a report about a domestic disturbance.



Feeling flushed? Norris Troutman (left), 20, has been charged with aggravated assault for attacking his uncle, Sammy Johnson (right), 48, with a toilet seat lid

Coming clean: Troutman told a deputy he grabbed this lid from the bathroom and attacked his uncle for 'mocking' him

The victim, identified as 48-year-old Sammy Johnson, told investigators that he was watching television with his mother in the living room when he heard someone running from the bathroom.



Moments later, Johnson saw his nephew charging at him with a toilet seat lid in his hand, which he then slammed against his uncle’s head.

Both the victim and his mother insisted that the violence was unprovoked. Johnson suffered slight swelling on the back of his head, but refused medical attention, The Smoking Gun reported.



When questioned by deputies, Troutman allegedly came clean about the bizarre assault, claiming that he hit Johnson – his uncle on his mother’s side – because the man was 'mocking' him.



Victim: Johnson suffered from a slight swelling on the back of his head, but was otherwise unharmed

Not his first rodeo: Troutman, who also goes by the nickname 'Bo,' was arrested last year on drug and loitering charges



Troutman was arrested on a felony aggravated battery charge and booked into the county jail on $20,000 bond.

