A man accused of punching someone following a dispute about a handicapped parking spot says he broke his hand, according to police.

Police say John Lawrence, 21, got into a fight with a 69-year-old who was upset that Lawrence had parked in a handicapped spot in front of aWhataburger restaurant. The 69-year-old started yelling at Lawrence, but surveillance video shows the two eventually separate.

Moments later inside the story, the 69-year-old was sitting in front of the ordering counter when a woman then started fighting with the victim. Police say Lawrence then got up and punched the 69-year-old multiple times. He was separated by employees, but managed to punch the victim again.

When police arrived, an officer “immediately observed blood splattered across the entire front half of the restaurant floor,” according to an affidavit. The officer found the 69-year-old holding a cloth to a 1.5-inch cut on his head.

The officer also saw Lawrence, “who was holding his right hand and was saying that is (sic) was broken. I asked if it was broken from hitting [the victim’s] head and he said yes,” the affidavit continued.

Lawrence faces a charge of Injury to an Elderly Individual, which is a third-degree felony. As of Monday he was booked into the Travis County jail on $10,000 bond.

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