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NOCATEE, Fla. – A man deputies say was punched in the face by a protester at a Trump rally in Nocatee has decided to press charges against the man he says attacked him.
The 24-year-old accused of punching him says he was acting in self-defense after the older man approached him aggressively to argue over a President Donald Trump sign with profanity on it.
The 72-year-old -- who asked to be identified only as Dan -- at first declined to file charges against the 24-year-old after police used social media to help identify the younger man.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office posted the 24-year-old’s photo to Facebook after the incident Saturday morning, asking the public for help identifying him, but then later removed the post.