'I'm going to kill you': Records show House candidate Mike Levine arrested for domestic battery on girlfriend in 1998
House District 26 candidate Mike Levine was arrested in 1998 for allegedly beating a live-in girlfriend and threatening to kill her.
Osceola County court records show that a woman told county law enforcement that Levine punched her in the face before shouting, “I’m going to kill you bitch.” That’s according to a charging affidavit for the then-40-year-old Levine, who was booked on a charge of domestic battery.
Prosecutors ultimately dropped the case. But the accusations have resurfaced as Levine, now 66, runs for the Legislature in HD 26. The former Lake County Republican Party Chair has added $150,000 in candidate loans to finance a campaign for the open seat.
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