Steven Thomas Gale {BSO}
A Coconut Creek man faces felony charges after allegedly surprising his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in bed while armed with a two-foot wrench.
According to Coconut Creek Police Department arrest records, Steven Thomas Gale, 22, faces two counts of burglary with assault or battery following the October 6 incident.
Records show officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress at an apartment shortly before midnight. Investigators determined that Gale went to the residence after learning his former girlfriend was spending the night with another man.
According to the affidavit, Gale contacted the woman’s brother before arriving and asked him to leave the apartment’s front door open so he could speak with her. The brother unlocked the door before going to take a shower.
Before entering, Gale allegedly retrieved a metal lug wrench approximately 24 inches long from his vehicle.
Police said Gale entered the apartment through the unlocked front door and walked toward his ex-girlfriend’s closed bedroom, where she and her current boyfriend were lying in bed, unaware he had entered.
Gale allegedly opened the bedroom door, entered while holding the wrench in his right hand, and shouted, “Yo.”
Investigators said Gale then raised the wrench above his head in a threatening position and ordered the boyfriend to get out of bed and fight him.
Fearing he was about to be attacked, the boyfriend got out of bed and confronted Gale, repeatedly telling him to leave the apartment.
Instead of leaving, Gale allegedly retreated into the living room, raised the wrench over his head again, and challenged the boyfriend to fight.
The boyfriend told police he began physically pushing Gale toward the apartment’s exit. Once the confrontation moved into the building’s breezeway, Gale allegedly began swinging his arms at the man.
According to the affidavit, Gale struck the boyfriend in the chest, right arm, and shoulder, leaving visible lacerations. The boyfriend responded by pushing and punching Gale until the altercation ended.
The woman told investigators that she and Gale had ended their relationship two months earlier. She said Gale had no belongings remaining at the apartment and no reason to be there.
Police said Gale acknowledged he had “messed up” by going to the apartment and admitted he retrieved the wrench from his vehicle.
He also told investigators that he “should have controlled his emotions” and should never have gone to the apartment.
Gale was arrested by and transported to the Broward County Main Jail.
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