A construction worker was arrested at a job site in The Villages after an alleged attack on his manager.
The quality control manager at a construction site in the area of Mattson Loop and Flaxmayer Road in the Village of Citrus Grove said he had approached 27-year-old Fernando Vieyra of Ocala about work that had not been completed properly in one of the homes, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department.
Vieyra, a native of Toluca, Mexico, who only speaks Spanish, apparently believed the manager was speaking to a co-worker in profane language. Vieyra suspected his mother was being insulted. He used a translator application on his phone and communicated that if his mother continued to be insulted, “there was going to be a problem.” Vieyra struck the manager twice in the face with his fist.
Vieyra was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of battery. He was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center and released after posting $500 bond.
