The former domestic partner of Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis was arrested this week after police say he attacked the mayor outside his home and violated a court order prohibiting contact.

According to a Fort Lauderdale Police affidavit, Daniel James Curran, 34, was taken into custody on Wednesday, and charged with battery on a person 65 years of age or older and violating an injunction for protection against domestic violence.

Investigators said officers saw Curran in the driveway of Trantalis' residence despite an active protection order that barred him from approaching the mayor.

The two had been in a relationship and lived together since March 2025, according to the affidavit.

During the confrontation, police said Curran pushed Trantalis, 72, with both hands, then grabbed

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