JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The son of U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, D-Florida, faces charges after an explosive brawl at a Tallahassee gas station that escalated when he nearly ran down a store clerk with a car, court records show.
The fight unfolded at the Time Saver convenience store on West Brevard Street near Old Bainbridge Road shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to a police incident report obtained by News4Jax.
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Afterward, Alfred James Lawson, III, was booked into the Leon County jail on charges of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill and misdemeanor battery.
The incident began inside the store, where Lawson was seen on surveillance video lunging over the counter and punching the store clerk in the chest, according to the police report.
The report said the dispute continued when the clerk, armed with a bat, chased Lawson from the store. A brief scuffle ensued outside before store employees rushed over to break it up.
Later, Lawson got into a black Acura and began to drive away. But as the vehicle left the parking lot, it veered toward the clerk, who had to jump out of the way to avoid getting hit, the report said.
Lawson fled the scene, but was later located and taken into custody, according to the report. Jail records indicated he remained in custody in lieu of $5,000 bail as of Thursday afternoon.
Tuesday's incident wasn't his first brush with the law. He was previously arrested in 2009 and 2006 on suspicion of driving under the influence, among other misdemeanor infractions, court records show.