CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A man is facing his fourth battery charge after a fight with his father and brother, even though police say he “stated no altercation happened and nobody fought tonight, despite the physical injuries seen.”
Authorities in Florida got called “to a disturbance in progress” shortly after midnight on Oct. 7.
“I asked Bailey what happened tonight,” a police officer wrote in the arrest report, “and he kept stating he was just trying to go inside and go to sleep.”
Bailey Joseph Bamberger’s father and brother had a different story, saying, “They got into a physical altercation with Bailey tonight over car keys. [The father] stated his son Bailey drove into his golf cart and tree, possibly on purpose, which started tonight’s altercation.
“Once [the father] heard the commotion, he and [the brother] went outside to get the keys from Bailey to stop anything else from happening. [The father] stated that Bailey replied something along the lines of, ‘If I get out of the car I’m going to be you’re a**.’
“Bailey then exited the vehicle and lunged at [his father] in an aggressive manner with his hands up, attempting to grab him. [The brother] saw Bailey lunge at [the father], prompting [the brother] to defend [his father].
“[The brother] attempted to separate the two when Bailey started punching and hitting [the brother], causing a bloody and swollen lip. [The brother] defended himself in the attack against his [father]. [The brother] was able to eventually get away from Bailey, and both [brother] and [father] went inside where they called police.”
But the officer said Bailey Bamberger insisted “nothing happened, and he ‘just got home and just wanted it to be over.’ When Bailey was asked what that meant, he would not elaborate and just stat[ed] he wanted it to be ‘over,’” and that nothing happened.
Bailey Bamberger was arrested on a charge of domestic violence battery causing bodily harm, and officers said he still wasn’t quite done.
“On the way to jail,” the arrest report said, “Bailey continued to make threats about his father, making statements along the lines of ‘he is going to find out,’ ‘I will be back there in the morning,’ ‘his dad is a f****** retard and it does not matter if he gets arrested because he will be back to the house,’ and how he ‘has been to jail for the same things so it does not matter.’ Bailey also continued to make comments along the lines of how the ‘officers will find out’ and ‘your children are going to see.’”
One of Bamberger’s other battery charges came a few months earlier, on June 27. Details of that case are sealed but the sheriff’s office reported him being released in lieu of $2,500 bond after about 14 hours in jail.
Bamberger’s first battery charges involved his longtime girlfriend, who is the mother of their daughter.
They lived together back in November 2015, and she claimed he “pulled her against her will.”
She told police they “got into a verbal argument when [she] found their daughter [name] holding a bread knife. Mr. Bamberger was supposed to be watching [the daughter],” whose age was not listed. Neither was the victim’s, or their current living arrangement.
“During the course of the verbal argument,” the arrest report said, “[the victim] walked out of the residence holding [their daughter]. Mr. Bamberger followed [her] outside and began pulling [the daughter] out of [the victim’s] arms by [the daughter’s] feet.
“When Mr. Bamberger was unable to remove [the daughter], Mr. Bamberger grabbed [the victim] by the arms and hair. Mr. Bamberger pulled [the victim] towards the residence, where [the victim] lost her balance and fell on the ground.
“Mr. Bamberger stood over top of [the victim] and continued to yell at [her]. A neighbor [name and address] saw the altercation and intervened,” and they went to the neighbor’s home to call the police.
Bamberger claimed, the arrest report said, “[The victim] left the residence on foot. Mr. Bamberger went out to the front yard with [the daughter] so she could play outside. [The victim] came back and picked up [the daughter].
“Mr. Bamberger pulled [the daughter] out of [the victim’s] arms as she attempted to leave again, but did not touch [the victim]. Mr. Bamberger stated he only pulled [the daughter], adding there may have been accidental contact with [the victim] but he did not pull, push or have any direct contact with [the victim].”
Unfortunately for Bamberger, the neighbor filled in some blanks.
She told police “she saw them arguing outside” and “moved to a different side of the house to get a better view.” Eventually, “She came outside and repeatedly told them to stop.”
Also, “[The victim] had several small marks on her arms to support her account,” police noted. “When asked about pulling [the victim] against her will, Mr. Bamberger continued to deny any physical altercation, and added the altercation happen[ed] between one to two hours prior to [the victim] calling” the cops.
Officers let the state Department of Children and Families know what happened.
Then, “[The victim] picked up a few of her belongings and stated she was leaving with [the daughter], and would not be at the residence when Mr. Bamberger is released.”
In this case instance, he was released in lieu of $1,500 bond after 27 hours in jail.
Bamberger’s trouble in 2020 was more serious. It was the only felony battery charge he faced. The victim, whose name was redacted in this arrest report, is believed to be the same girlfriend since it noted their relationship “for approximately eight years.”
The two were walking to a friend’s home and the victim said “Bamberger became loud and agitated while walking, but not towards her initially.
“She then advised that the two of them then got into an argument over what street they were walking on, when she stated Bamberger grab [sic] her by the neck and had her in a ‘choke hold.’ [The victim] stated that her neck was in the crease of Bamberger’s elbow. She then stated she fell to the ground, with her back to Bamberger, when Bamberger stood over her and struck her in the rear of the head.”
Then, the arrest report said, “[A deputy] asked [the victim] if at any point she was unable to breathe when she was being choked, when [sic] she stated yes. [The deputy] asked if it was for approximately one second, when she replied yes. [The deputy] observed that [the victim] was covered in dirt and had several scratch marks on her body. [The victim] had scratch marks on her upper-middle back, upper right arm, a small cut behind her neck, a cut behind her left ear, and a red mark on the inside of her left leg.”
The deputy also wrote an unidentified witness said “he heard a female screaming and when he looked outside of his window, he observed a tall [man] strike a [woman] on the sidewalk. He advised when he got outside, the female was on her knees and the male had left the area.”
Deputies found Bamberger walking nearby and reported him saying “he had returned to make sure his ‘baby mama’ was OK, because she had not returned to the residence.”
Then, “Bamberger advised that he did not strike [the victim]. Deputies continued to ask Bamberger if he had struck [the victim] and he continued to state ‘no.’”
But, “Deputies observed that Bamberger had several scrapes on his knees and dirt on his hands.”
This time, he was arrested for domestic battery by strangulation. His bond was set at $20,000 and he was released after 34 hours in jail.
Bamberger pleaded not guilty and prosecutors decided not to pursue this case.
The same happened after Bamberger’s first trouble with the law, during a traffic stop in 2014. It was his other felony and it involved drugs.
A police officer saw him run a stop sign, then “began to follow the vehicle,” and learned the license plate “was expired” just over a week earlier.
The officer made a traffic stop and wrote, “As the SUV began to slow for my signal, I could see the left tail light lens was broken/cracked. The hole created by the crack was approximately the size of a golf ball and was emitting white light when the vehicle was braking.”
But the big trouble came when the officer reported smelling “the strong odor of raw cannabis.”
The same girlfriend was “the front passenger.” They “were asked to exit the vehicle” and detained for a narcotics investigation.
“Before I could proceed with my initial questioning,” the officer wrote, “Bamberger spoke up and admitted that there was a bag of suspect cannabis in the vehicle, containing approximately two ounces of cannabis. Bamberger told me that he had hidden the bag of suspect cannabis in [his girlfriend’s] purse prior to leaving their friend’s house. Bamberger stated that [the girlfriend] was in no way involved with him having cannabis. A search of the vehicle yielded a plastic bag of suspect cannabis containing approximately 59 grams of suspect cannabis.”
Bamberger was charged with possession of more than 20 grams of cannabis. Also, he got a ticket for running the stop sign and warnings for the expired plate and broken tail light.
The girlfriend was released and the SUV was towed.
Bamberger was released in lieu of $5,000 bond after 10 hours in jail.
This latest time, after the misdemeanor with his father and brother, Bamberger, 29, was released in lieu of $500 bond after 12 hours in jail.
There’s no word where he’s living.
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