GROVELAND, Fla. – A Groveland City Council candidate facing charges after a road rage incident will find out if he’ll be suspended from his job with the Lake County School District.

Jim O’Neil was arrested last month on false imprisonment and aggravated battery charges.

According to a Groveland police report, O’Neil spotted Michael Trentadue driving at what he believed was a high rate of speed and decided to follow him. A confrontation followed, during which O’Neil told officers he “pushed” Trentadue and accidentally headbutted him.

Police described O’Neil’s claim of an accidental headbutt as “unlikely,” citing the height difference between the two men. A judge set bond last month but imposed a no-contact order between O’Neil and Trentadue, who live in the same subdivision.

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