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US man accused of trying to kill diver by cutting air supply in lobster dispute
Florida man faces count of attempted felony murder after confrontation over a spot to catch lobster, authorities say
TL;DR
- A Florida boater, Michael Joseph Simpson Jr., is accused of attempted felony murder for allegedly cutting off a diver's air supply.
- The incident occurred during a dispute over a lobster-catching spot in Miami's Biscayne Bay.
- Authorities allege Simpson turned off the diver's 'Brownie's third lung' air supply, causing the diver to surface entangled and disoriented.
- Simpson's defense attorney, Howard Srebnick, denies the allegations, claiming video evidence exonerates his client and shows accusers entangled in the equipment.
- Srebnick asserts that multiple eyewitnesses support Simpson's version of events and that the sheriff's office arrested his client without interviewing exculpatory witnesses.