Overview
- Daniel James Curran, 34, was arrested this week and charged with felony battery on a person 65 or older and violating a domestic-violence injunction, according to police and court records.
- A Fort Lauderdale Police affidavit says Curran pushed Mayor Dean Trantalis outside his home, grabbed his leg and dragged him about 15 feet, causing injuries to his wrist, leg and knee.
- Investigators reported finding Curran at the mayor’s residence despite an active protection order barring contact, leading to his on-scene arrest.
- Judge Corey Friedman set bond at $6,000 and ordered no contact with the mayor, no return to the location, and no firearms, weapons or ammunition.
- The Broward State Attorney’s Office asked the Governor to assign the case to another jurisdiction because the alleged victim is the sitting mayor, and Trantalis, 72, testified about the incident during bond court.