Presidents come and go, the seasons arrive and depart, and fashion trends change constantly, but Florida man remains the same: creating insane crime stories almost too outlandish to believe. “Almost,” only because we’ve seen similarly insane ones before.
Such was the case in Brevard County, Florida. There, a black Florida man was so upset that the bar at which he was drinking didn’t accept his karaoke request that he brandished a machete. That’s one way to go about getting a song request duly noted, but it wasn’t the right one here, as the Florida man will be locked up for a long, long time. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey posted about the incident on his department’s Facebook page, saying:
There is no question that Elvis Presley’s “Jail House Rock” is a top karaoke song….but for Travis Jordan it’s the only song he’ll be singing while sitting in “Ivey’s Iron Bar Lodge”!!
While Karaoke is a fun time for everyone, even those that can’t sing, when your turn is done, you can’t whip out a machete in order to get one more song!! Apparently our friend Mr. Jordan here, didn’t fully understand the rules of karaoke, as when the stage lights turned off, he tried to force them back on by pulling out a machete he had concealed on him, and demanding to do an encore!!
Well thankfully the employees of the bar were able to quickly convince him to give them the machete so they could calm everyone down. When Deputy Josh Chamberlain and other BCSO Deputies arrived, Jordan, who was extremely intoxicated, told them he keeps the machete on him because he always need to stay alert!!
Unfortunately, Jordan’s actions didn’t earn him another song on stage, but they did win him a trip to “Ivey’s Iron Bar Lodge” where every night is open mic night and he can sing any song he wants all night long!!
Jordan was charged with Breach of Peace-Disorderly Conduct and I heard his top most requested songs during open mic night were…”Cuts Like a Knife” by Bryan Adams, “Back On The Chain Gang” by the Pretenders, “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash, “Prisoner of Love” by James Brown, and Junny’s personal favorite, “Ol’ Red” by Blake Shelton!!
Fox News Digital adds that “An employee at the bar convinced Jordan to peacefully hand over the machete, according to the affidavit. Responding deputies said they found Jordan with bloodshot and glassy eyes, smelling of alcohol and having difficulty standing.”
Sheriff Ivey also took to support Florida’s recent decision to become a Constitutional Carry state, meaning that Floridians no longer need a carry permit to carry a weapon for self-defense. Florida became the 26th state to pass such a law, following Georgia in doing so. Posting about the new law on Facebook, Sheriff Ivey said:
SHERIFF IVEY ATTENDS SIGNING OF FLORIDA’S CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY BILL BY GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS!!
“You don’t need a permission slip from the government to be able to exercise your constitutional rights.”—Governor Ron DeSantis
“Florida is the freedom state and the Constitution is your permit to exercise your 2nd Amendment Rights!!”—Sheriff Wayne Ivey
Featured image credit: Brevard County Sheriff’s Office
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