A Democrat running for Florida governor allegedly attacked two elderly people, believed to be his parents, during a domestic dispute on Friday — and bizarrely accused the victims of being “on fentanyl” and trying to kill him during his whirlwind arrest.
Kevin Cichowski, 46, allegedly beat one victim with a cane and chucked a cellphone at the other inside a riverside home in Palm County, Florida on Friday, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Police did not confirm Cichowski’s relation to the victims, but described the altercation as domestic in nature. The gubernatorial candidate also made repeated nonsensical accusations against his parents during his arrest, according to body camera footage obtained by The Post.
One officer guided a disoriented Cichowski away from the residence and down the street, which was lined with at least a dozen emergency vehicles, the video shows.
“You sent the whole force here, huh?” Cichowski said.
Before police responded to the purported domestic dispute, one victim warned 911 operators that Cichowski threatened to kill them and any law enforcement who intervened, according to the sheriff’s office.
During the slow walk away from the scene, Cichowski rambled on about his parents, claiming, “my mother’s on fentanyl” and that both his parents “are going through a mental problem,” according to the officer’s body camera.
The officer did his best to placate Cichowski, assuring him that they would investigate the situation.
“I can’t believe this is happening…Just don’t let me die,” Cichowski blurted.
The officer, startled by his sudden unease, promised he was “in good hands” and wouldn’t die.
“My father tried to kill me already,” Cichowski continued while insisting he hadn’t “done anything wrong.”
“Why isn’t my father being…Why am I being…?” Cichowski asked again, seemingly forgetting the word for ‘arrest’.
Cichowski was arrested on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of battery on a person over 65, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, tampering with a witness, and two counts of robbery by sudden snatching.
He was placed into protective custody under the Florida Baker Act, which allows for the involuntary detention of anyone authorities believe is experiencing a mental health crisis and poses a threat to themself or the public.
Cichowski was arrested for domestic battery, domestic battery by strangulation and false imprisonment in 2024, though he was later exonerated.
He filed to run for governor of Florida on March 24 — just five months before the primary election.
He previously ran a failed campaign for Palm Coast mayor in 2021.
Cichowski claims he “switched sides,” presumably from Republican to Democrat, after his 2024 arrest and is “back for a little revenge,” according to his campaign website, which is rife with misspellings and poor punctuation.
