Patient from The Villages takes hammer to doctor's Tesla after surgery canceled for drinking water, saying 'that guy screwed me over, twice,' police say

Inset: Glen Lee Ong (Sumter County Jail). Background: Optimotion Orthopedics successful Wildwood, Florida, wherever Ong allegedly vandalized his doctor's Tesla with a hammer (Google Maps).

A Florida antheral from The Villages allegedly bashed his orthopedic surgeon's Tesla with a hammer due to the fact that his country was canceled doubly aft helium disobeyed instructions and drank water.

Glen Lee Ong, 78, stands accused of transgression mischief property damage.

A probable origin apprehension affidavit said Wildwood constabulary responded to the Optimotion Orthopedics aesculapian gathering astir 3:30 p.m. connected Sept. 16. They met with the unfortunate astatine his 2023 Tesla, which had 2 "indentations" connected the windshield.

The unfortunate was a doc astatine the installation and his employees alerted him astir harm to the Tesla aft proceeding 2 "loud bangs."

Surveillance video showed a antheral wearing a surgical-style disguise walking up to the car with a hammer successful his hands. He allegedly struck the windshield doubly with the hammer earlier walking backmost to his motortruck and driving away. The strikes caused astir $1,600 successful damage, according to the affidavit.

Police identified Ong arsenic the suspect, according to the affidavit. The doc described Ong arsenic a "difficult patient." Ong was upset that his surgeries had been canceled, constabulary said.

Officers spoke with Ong astatine his location successful The Villages. The suspect initially denied being the victim's patient, saying "you got the incorrect person."

But past officers confronted him with surveillance photos of Ong's truck.

Ong yet admitted the vandalism, constabulary said.

More from Law&Crime: Daughter blasts antheral successful groin with M4 weapon aft seeing him punch her ma astatine household day party, constabulary say

"That feline screwed maine implicit twice," Ong said. "I was already dressed up to bash the surgery, and helium called it disconnected conscionable due to the fact that I had a sip of water."

Ong said helium felt similar the country could person inactive been performed.

"I went done each that occupation going down there, having idiosyncratic instrumentality maine down determination and that f—er turned maine down."

Cops wrote Ong told them that the doc "needed to beryllium held accountable for his actions and that helium wanted to thatch the unfortunate a lesson." The suspect besides allegedly said helium removed his licence sheet earlier bashing the Tesla truthful helium would not get caught.

Ong was arrested connected Oct. 9 and taken to the Sumter County Jail, wherever helium posted enslaved the adjacent day. His adjacent tribunal day is acceptable for Nov. 3.

The station Patient from The Villages takes hammer to doctor's Tesla aft country canceled for drinking water, saying 'that feline screwed maine over, twice,' constabulary say archetypal appeared connected Law & Crime.