Tampa, Florida -- A 65-year old Tampa man is facing an aggravated battery charge, accused of attacking a US Census worker with a pickaxe.
Police say the alleged incident occurred in front of Willie Thigpen's apartment on Mulberry Drive in the Sulphur Springs area of North Tampa.
Investigators believe the census worker, 52-year old Gregory Sijesta, was walking through the neighborhood door to door when he encountered a very upset Thigpen.
"He confronted the worker then went out to his car and pulled out a 10 pound pickaxe, and threatened him with it and tried to hit him with it," says Tampa Police spokeswoman Laura McElroy...
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