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Left: Michael Nixon seen on video during his alleged attack on a bartender (WPLG/YouTube). Center: Michael Nixon (Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation). Right: Michael Nixon punching a bar worker on video, according to police (WPLG/YouTube).
New video released this week allegedly shows a drunk tourist in Miami Beach, Florida, unleashing a racist tirade and attack that landed him behind bars last month, with him being caught on surveillance video hurling anti-Hispanic insults at a bartender and telling him that “f—ing Trump is going to deport your a–” in what cops are calling a hate crime.
“F— you, I’m American!” Michael Nixon, 42, of Virginia, can be heard allegedly telling a bartender in the newly released surveillance video, which was obtained and posted on YouTube by local ABC affiliate WPLG.
“America — English, b—-! English!” Nixon repeatedly says on the video, which now shows his “Hispanophobic remarks” in full, according to police. “F—ing Trump’s going to deport your ass. … You f—ing Cuban b—-.”
With President Donald Trump now in office, his long-standing promise of mass deportations has become a reality after he declared a national emergency at the southern border with Mexico last month.
Nixon, who is from Virginia, traveled to Miami Beach in mid-January and was allegedly at Norman’s Tavern at 6770 Collins Ave. on North Beach when the attack occurred. He racked up a $130.81 tab while there, which the bartender was trying to get him to pay, according to police.
“I won’t pay s—,” Nixon allegedly told the bartender. “English, motherf—er. I live in America. You speak English.”
During his alleged tirade, Nixon can be seen on video exchanging words with the bartender and another employee, whom he targeted with a punch to the face, according to cops. His “increasing(ly) aggressive behavior” eventually led workers to allow him to leave to “prevent further physical assaults,” the incident report said.
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As Nixon went to leave, he “intentionally struck” the bartender by “forcefully moving his body forward, specifically his left shoulder, towards (him),” police allege. The video appears to show him doing this, as well as the bartender apparently defending himself with a strike to Nixon’s face.
Police were called by bar staff during the incident and arrived on scene to find Nixon outside. 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 locked on a $5,450 bond and his case was still pending as of Thursday.
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