Florida man busted for threatening beachgoers with drill during fight about chair: ‘I’m going to kill you’
A Florida man was arrested after allegedly threatening beachgoers with a drill and saying, 'I'm going to kill you.' The incident occurred on private beachfront property in Surfside, where the man became angry after being denied access to a beach chair. He is charged with attempted aggravated battery, battery on a law enforcement officer, and criminal mischief.
- ▪Yacov Levi, 50, was arrested on a private Surfside condo beach after allegedly threatening people with a drill.
- ▪Witnesses reported seeing Levi running with the drill while yelling threats, including 'I’m going to kill you.'
- ▪Levi damaged a beach chair with the drill, causing approximately $500 in damage, and kicked an officer during arrest.
- ▪He was charged with two felonies and one misdemeanor, and had a prior beach-related arrest in 2023.
- ▪Bodycam footage captured officers using Tasers during the arrest as Levi resisted on the ground.
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US News Florida man busted for threatening beachgoers with drill: ‘I’m going to kill you’ By Katherine Donlevy Published May 2, 2026, 10:21 a.m. ET This is not a drill. A Florida man was arrested this week for allegedly threatening beachgoers with drill and even telling one person, “I’m going to kill you.” The bizarre situation erupted on Wednesday when Yacov Levi wedged his way onto a private Surfside condo’s beachfront property, according to an arrest affidavit. 3 Yacov Levi was allegedly threatening beachgoers with a drill. Miami Dade Levi, 50, “asked to sit on a beach chair,” but was turned down because “he doesn’t live here,” authorities said. That’s when he allegedly “became irate” and tried to swing a beach umbrella at another person.
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