Vero Beach, FL (July 12, 2019) – Around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 42-year-old Stephen Joseph Robie was arrested after he spat on his girlfriend for having a yard sale.
The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the scene of the incident after Robie and his girlfriend were involved in a verbal argument over her having a yard sale. She claims that Robie spit in her face when she told him.
Robie admitted to deputies that they were in an argument and that he did spit in his girlfriend’s face. He even demonstrated to deputies how he did it.
Robie admitted that he did it because he was upset with her for having a yard sale. He has since been arrested on battery domestic violence charges.
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