CLEARWATER, Fla. — A 53-year-old Clearwater man, who is currently homeless, intentionally rammed a 13-foot Boston Whaler into another boat on March 16, according to a Pinellas County arrest affidavit.
Blair James Albert Houston is accused of purposely hitting the second boat, jumping onto it, then threatening and battering somebody aboard it. Investigators say he swung at somebody on the second boat and grabbed the person before they both fell into the water.
According to law enforcement, there were four people aboard the second boat when the crash and subsequent ordeal happened near Clearwater Beach. Authorities say part of the mayhem was caught on video. Houston kept chasing after the victims and yelling threats after the recording stopped, an affidavit said.
The affidavit claims Houston threatened to kill the victims and suggested the police wouldn't do anything about it. Authorities ultimately did do something. Houston was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and burglary of an occupied boat.
