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Move over, Florida Man. There’s a new sheriff in town.
According to FOX 59, a 57-year-old Franklin man was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly choked his fiancée because he heard her “talking trash” about NASCAR.
David Wilson’s fiancée told police that she had gone to the living room to listen to the Indianapolis 500 after the two of them spent most of the day…wait for it…drinking heavily. She said Wilson was in the kitchen making dinner when he “started rambling on about NASCAR being better than IndyCar.” He then made his way to the living room and choked her.
Indiana Man Chokes Fiancée During NASCAR vs. IndyCar Argument
She called 911, but Wilson grabbed the phone and told the operator that everything was fine before he hung up.
When officers arrived on the scene, Wilson said he confronted his fiancée, but he never choked her. He added that while her love of IndyCar had made him upset, it was also that fact that “no one would help him with the household chores” that had him fuming.
Police weren’t buying it, and Wilson was charged with domestic battery and strangulation. No word if the judge at his upcoming court appearance will be the same one presiding over his wedding.
