Marakis, 29, got out of his car to ask for directions, but police say 28-year-old Jasen Bruce took out a tire iron and hit him over the head, then chased him on foot for three blocks.
During the chase, police say Bruce called 911 and claimed an Arabic male attempted to rob him and he was going to take him into custody. When officers arrived, they say Bruce claimed the man was a terrorist. Myfoxtampabay 11/10/09
The victim was, in fact, a Greek Orthodox Priest with a limited command of English.
But Bruce was prepared! When the terrorist thing didn’t pan out and the police came to arrest him for beating a priest over the head with a tire-iron, he had his attorney play his next card. If the guy wasn't some AYrab Jihadi he was a...
Attorney Jeff Brown tells FOX 13 he is representing Bruce. He said that Marakis was trespassing and made a sexual reference toward Bruce, and grabbed his genitals. Brown said Bruce was defending himself.