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Armed guard arrested for throwing man, 86, to ground at Sweetwater Social Security office, cops say

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUN 24 – Peter Sebastian Vegliante, 44, was charged with battery on a person 65 or older after placing an 86-year-old man in a headlock and restraining him at the Sweetwater SSA office.

Summary by WPLG
An armed security guard put an 86-year-old man in a headlock and threw him to the ground as he was waiting in line at the Social Security Administration office in Sweetwater, authorities say. Police concluded that the guard was in the wrong.

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NBC Miami broke the news in Miami, United States on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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