A 72-year-old Florida mayor was allegedly attacked by his a lot youthful ex-boyfriend outdoors his dwelling and dragged throughout a road throughout a failed try to reconnect.
Dean Trantalis, Fort Lauderdale’s Democratic mayor, revealed the surprising claims in regards to the violent ordeal as he testified in court docket towards his former beau, 34-year-old Daniel Curran, on Friday.
The couple had been in a relationship since March and social media posts present that they obtained engaged in July, months earlier than Trantalis filed for a home violence injunction towards Curran in September.
A brawl broke out between the 2 males in entrance of Trantalis’ dwelling on Nov. 1, when Curran allegedly pushed his ex-lover because the mayor fought again, in accordance with NBC South Florida, citing court docket information.
Curan grabbed the mayor and introduced him to the bottom, dragging him 15 ft throughout the road, in accordance with an arrest affidavit obtained by the outlet.
Trantalis suffered accidents to his wrist, leg and knee in the course of the skirmish.
Police arrested Curran on Wednesday after he returned to Trantalis’ dwelling, in violation of the injunction. He was charged with battery on an individual 65 or older and contempt of court docket, violating an injuction, in accordance with court docket information.
In his submitting for the home violence injunction, the three-term mayor accused Curran of throwing issues, pulling knives on him and kicking furnishings, demanding Trantalis depart the house, the outlet reported.
“I really concern lethal bodily hurt,” Trantalis wrote.
The injunction was set to run out on Dec. 3.
“I used to be capable of safe an injunction for home violence a few months in the past. I believed possibly there was some approach to rehabilitate Danny, by making an attempt to reconnect and hopefully steer him into counseling and psychological well being remedy, and I failed at that,” Trantalis mentioned throughout his testimony at Curran’s bond listening to.
“On the finish ― this previous weekend, he threw me to the bottom. He dedicated all the pieces that’s within the info, with regard to the violent act towards me. After which I spotted that there was no hope for this relationship,” Trantalis defined.
The septuagenarian known as the case “a really difficult scenario.”
Throughout his testimony, Trantalis requested a no-contact order on Curran, solely permitting his ex to return to his dwelling to get his belongings with police presence.
“He has exhibited excessive violence and I can’t have him in my life anymore,” he mentioned.
Curran was handed a $6,000 bond, and a decide granted the no-contact request.
He’s prohibited from having firearms, weapons or ammunition.
Curran sprinted out of jail Friday evening, after bonding out, professing his love for Trantalis.
“I really like him,” he informed WSVN. “It doesn’t matter what. I all the time have and can love him.”
Curran bombarded his Instagram account — the place he named himself “Danny Trantalis” — with a number of posts of himself with Trantalis during the last week, with out mentioning his authorized points.
In a single publish from Sept. 3, the self-described “First Gentleman” of Fort Lauderdale introduced his engagement to Trantalis because the couple stood beneath the Eiffel Tower, with the caption “needs come true #engaged.”
Trantalis has served as mayor of Fort Lauderdale since 2018, changing into the primary brazenly homosexual mayor of town.
He’s ineligible for reelection in 2028, having served his three four-year phrases.
Earlier than his mayoralty, Trantalis served 5 years as town commissioner for Fort Lauderdale between 2013 and 2018.
He has been a member of each his native Connecticut and Florida State Bar Associations since 1980 and runs his personal common regulation observe specializing in actual property, probate, property planning, chapter, and company issues, in accordance to town’s web site.
