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Post-funeral fight has one man facing charges

Posted at 8:21 AM, Jun 07, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-07 10:01:18-04

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. --  A fight after a funeral! Lee county deputies say Justin Wells was in the car with his best friend on their way home from a funeral when he asked him for drug money.

When the victim refused, he told deputies wells became furious and ran after him when they got out of the car.
Deputies say wells beat the victim several times.

A roommate saw the incident and called 911.

Deputies say when they arrested wells, he was screaming at them.

Wells is now facing one count of battery and one count of resisting an officer.