The Brief A man from The Villages was arrested after allegedly chasing his Tinder date and her three friends in his pickup truck when the date ended early over a monetary dispute. Deputies said 67-year-old David O'Brien rammed the group's car twice-causing it to crash into a pole-before holding one of the friends at gunpoint and threatening to kill him. O'Brien was taken into custody at the scene with a .22-caliber handgun and now faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and four counts of aggravated battery.



A woman's Tinder date turned near-deadly when her date allegedly chased her and her friends on the road, rammed their vehicle into a pole and held a man at gunpoint, authorities said.

Now, The Villages resident, David O'Brien, 67, is released on bond after being charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without the intent to kill and four counts of aggravated battery.

 Looking for a sugar baby'

What we know:

 Looking for a sugar baby.  That's how a Tinder conversation between the woman and O'Brien allegedly began on July 12 - one week before the incident. The woman showed detectives the message chain and said she continued to text O'Brien before agreeing to meet up on the evening of July 21.

O'Brien reportedly told her he would give her  $1,000 each visit … dinner and I love to shop for you,  a Sumter County arrest report said.

The woman's three friends - who are also listed as victims in this incident - drove her to a restaurant on July 21 to meet O'Brien. Details in the arrest report reveal that O'Brien gave the woman $200 and took her to a lingerie store where she bought three items and gave her $600 for dinner.

Uncomfortable date escalates to pursuit

When the woman went with O'Brien to his home in The Villages, she began to feel uncomfortable and asked her friend to pick her up, the report said.

O'Brien demanded his money back, saying that wasn't the agreement between them, deputies said.

When the woman got into a car with the three friends, O'Brien got into his vehicle and chased after them, the sheriff's office said.

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