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Inset: Michael Nixon (Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation). Background: The area around Norman’s Tavern in Miami Beach, Florida, where Michael Nixon allegedly carried out his racist tirade (Google Maps).
A drunk tourist visiting Miami Beach, Florida, was arrested last weekend after he unleashed a racist tirade on a bartender — spewing “Hispanophobic’ remarks at the worker and telling him “Trump is going to deport your a–” — after being asked to pay his tab, police say.
“I won’t pay s—,” Michael Nixon, 42, of Virginia, allegedly told the bartender, according to the incident report, which was obtained by ABC affiliate WPLG. “English, motherf—er. I live in America,” Nixon allegedly said. “You speak English.”
The Arlington resident reportedly traveled from Virginia to Miami Beach sometime before Sunday night, when police say the racist attack occurred. He was allegedly at Norman’s Tavern at 6770 Collins Ave. on North Beach and racked up a $130.81 tab while there, which the bartender was trying to get him to pay.
“Hola,” Nixon allegedly said when first speaking to the worker.
“English, b—-,” he told the man. “F—ing Trump is going to deport your a–.”
With President Donald Trump officially now in office, the threat of mass deportations weighs heavier than ever as he’s officially declared a national emergency at the southern border with Mexico. Entry points in El Paso and elsewhere have reportedly been shut down while border officials wait to get word on what to do.
“I will declare a national emergency at our southern border,” Trump said during his inaugural speech.
The executive order handed down by Trump late Monday night asked the U.S. armed forces to repel “forms of invasion” at the U.S.-Mexico border, including illegal migration and drug trafficking, which were highlighted in online proclamations.
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During his alleged tirade, Nixon exchanged words with the bartender and another employee, whom he targeted with a punch to the face, according to cops. His “increasing(ly) aggressive behavior” led workers to allow him to leave to “prevent further physical assaults,” the incident report says.
As Nixon went to leave, he “intentionally struck” the bartender by “forcefully moving his body forward, specifically his left shoulder, towards (him),” police allege.
Nixon allegedly left Norman’s Tavern but later returned while cops were responding.
Online court records show that he was taken into custody on a felony charge of battery with prejudice and misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief, defrauding an innkeeper and disorderly conduct. He was still locked up Tuesday on a $5,450 bond.
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