Florida attorney allegedly attacks father of girl who cut in front of him in buffet line at meat station

Florida attorney was recently arrested after an altercation at a buffet line turned physical, Sunshine State law enforcement say.

Mark Roher, 52, stands accused of one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, according to Palm Beach County Jail records.

What began verbally ended with violence and an arrest, authorities say.

The incident occurred on Jan. 18, during a wedding at the Boca Lago Country Club in Boca Raton, according to a police report obtained by the Miami New Times and local news website BocaNewsNow.com.

During the reception, the defendant was allegedly in line at the prime rib carving station when two young girls cut in front of him, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office alleges. Roher got angry about being cut in front of at the buffet and confronted the father of one of the girls, according to the police report.

“The slimmer man ignored the man yelling at him and did not respond,” a deputy reportedly wrote. “Without provocation, the large, bald man struck the slimmer man on the head with a dinner plate. From thereon, a melee began between a large number of the wedding guests.”

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‘The large, bald man struck the slimmer man on the head with a dinner plate’: Florida attorney allegedly attacks father of girl who cut in front of him in buffet line at meat station