A 38-year-old heir to a major sugar-producing company was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman at a popular steakhouse in Florida, Law & Crime reported. The incident reportedly occurred because the man became enraged after being seated next to a gay couple.
Alexander N. Fanjul, a member of the Fanjul family who owns and operates Florida Crystals, Domino Sugar, and American Sugar Refining, was taken into custody on Monday and now faces a range of charges, including domestic battery by strangulation, robbery, and false imprisonment of an adult.
Palm Beach police responded to a noise complaint at a residence on El Dorado Lane, where a caller reported hearing a woman screaming. First responders said upon arrival they
“observed a male subject, later identified as Alexander N. Fanjul, standing over a female subject”
who was
“on the floor in a defensive ‘fetal’ position and observed to be bleeding from the facial area.”
The victim told police she had been in a relationship with Fanjul for a year and a half, and that Fanjul had assaulted her and she feared for her life.
“While at dinner, Fanjul initially became irate because the two were seated next to a homosexual couple…”
the victim said, according to the affidavit.
“When the two arrived at Fanjul’s residence, Fanjul became increasingly irate and continued to speak about his frustration with the restaurant.”
The woman reportedly told Fanjul to
“drop the subject and that is when Fanjul began to punch [her] in the face with a closed fist causing bruising, bleeding, and swelling to her facial area,”
police wrote.
Police said they saw visible marks around the victim’s neck and a trail of blood inside the home. Fanjul also faces a count of criminal mischief, cocaine possession, and intimidating or threatening a witness. He has since been released on a $180,000 bond and is to have no contact with the victim.
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