A U.S. cruise passenger was arrested after he punched and broke the side window of a car in downtown Nassau. The passenger was reportedly trying to illegally stop traffic on Bay Street for a convoy of ATVs when a local driver tried to pass him, according to The Tribune.
The driver inched forward towards the man in the street, who was “shouting aggressively” as he tried to stop the driver. The man eventually moved out of the way for the driver but punched and broke the driver’s window as the car went by.
A retired officer saw the incident and called the police. The man was arrested and given the choice to face charges or pay for the damage. The man chose the latter and, with help from fellow tourists, was able to pay the driver $1,100.
A video of the incident can be seen below.
U.S. cruise passengers who commit crimes in the Bahamas are often given the choice of paying a fine instead of serving jail time. Typically, this involves petty marijuana charges where passengers pay a fine of a couple hundred to a couple thousand dollars. This option has also been given for more serious crimes like when six American tourists collectively paid over $52,000 after they got into multiple brawls and injured several police officers.
No information was released about the date of the incident or the cruise ship involved. The man’s identity was not released. He was described as a heavily tattooed U.S. tourist.
The driver, who did not wish to be named, told The Tribune: “I told the guy that if I had done what he did in his country I probably would have got shot.”
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