MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — A Tallahassee woman was jailed after she was accused of throwing wine on Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz over the weekend at the wine and food festival in Miramar Beach, Florida.
Selena Chambers, 41, is accused of intentionally throwing a glass of wine at Gaetz after also shouting obscenities at him, the Walton County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post.
Deputies responded Saturday, April 29, to Miramar Beach and were able to place Chambers under arrest.
Chambers faces two battery counts, one of which is considered a felony because it involves an elected government official. Her bond was set at $1,000 and she was released the next day.
According to CBS News, Chambers told deputies she tripped and spilled her drink on Gaetz. However, witnesses reported telling authorities she was seen throwing her drink.
A police report says Gaetz was not hurt during the interaction, the news outlet said. Gaetz called the woman a "leftist wino" in a video released following the weekend.
"I will never allow the safety of Northwest Floridians to be compromised," he said in a statement on Twitter. "I will be pressing charges against this individual in order to uphold the civility our community deserves. Thank you to the Walton County Sheriff’s office for taking swift action."
Gaetz said the drink landed on him and another man he was speaking to at the time, causing harm to the community.
"We cannot allow an environment where you can throw things at elected officials because you don't like them," Sheriff Michael Adkinson said in a statement. "No matter your political affiliation, this is not the way to conduct yourself and will not be tolerated in Walton County."
