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MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — Two brothers are facing battery charges after assaulting a 61-year-old man at a Hobe Sound gas station on Friday.

The Martin County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) says the attack took place at the Cumberland Farms gas station on Federal Highway.

The 61-year-old victim was towing a pontoon boat and was waiting for a gas pump with his wife and grandchildren in the vehicle. MCSO says the man honked at a truck that had been blocking the fuel line for an extended period.

Investigators say 49-year-old Shane Thomas Blois of Hobe Sound exited his vehicle and verbally confronted the man, then began beating him with a rubber mallet. The suspect's brother, Erick R. Blois, arrived in his vehicle and also began attacking the man.

Deputies were able to locate both men t

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