Dern Yanks...

John Applewhite, 34, suffered a broken jaw, cheekbone and has several fractured bones in his face. Applewhite, a lineman for 12 years at the utility, was flown back to Tampa on Saturday.

He's currently being treated at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

Nothing was stolen from Applewhite. Applewhite said this morning he doesn't know why he was attacked.

“There is always a bad apple,” Applewhite said. “For the most part these people were great and they really treated us with respect.”

A crew of 24 from Lakeland Electric have been in New York for more than a week helping to restore power after Hurricane Sandy hit the area.

The incident occurred about 7:15 p.m. as Applewhite and a fellow lineman walked into a Texas Roadhouse in East Hempstead, N.Y., according to the Nassau County Police Department.

A man driving a dark BMW yelled at Applewhite and his fellow lineman, John Barefoot.

“I thought he may have been asking about his power,” Applewhite said.

The man in the BMW parked, exited the car and walked toward Applewhite.

Applewhite said he walked toward the man while his friend stayed back at the truck. When he reached the man, Applewhite was punched in the face and possibly hit with an object, he said.

Barefoot ran to help and the suspect bit him on the finger then drove away in the BMW, Applewhite said....
Crying shame people gotta act like this...

all I can say on here is WOW

That's NY for ya!!


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