Video Shows Moment Florida Dad Attacks School Worker After Son Banned From Riding From Bus

Marion County Sheriff's Office

After learning that his son was forbidden from riding the school bus, a frustrated Florida father was detained for reportedly hitting an employee.

According to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff's Office that Fox 35 was able to obtain, Esdra Burges-Cruz, 50, is accused of boarding a school bus on May 2 while it was stopped in Ocala and punching the driver in the chest.

According to authorities, the event created a delay for the bus, which at the time was fully loaded with children.

Marion County Sheriff's Office

According to reports, Burges-Cruz approached the bus and asked the driver if he could board.

Burges-Cruz reacted angrily to the driver's refusal to let him board by telling him to "shut the f-k up."

Video of the altercation, which was released by the sheriff's office on Friday, shows that once on the bus, he started screaming at the bus attendant.

Marion County Sheriff's Office

The video then shows Burges-Cruz slapping the man in the chest with what looks to be an open palm.

After he strikes the employee, the students can be heard screaming.

Burges-Cruz menacingly warns the bus attendant, pointing a piece of paper at him, "If I hear something else about my son, you are going to see what is going to happen."

Burges-Cruz was questioned about the incident by police after they visited his residence.

According to Fox 35, he admitted getting on the bus with permission and denied ever hitting anyone.

On May 3, a student from Lake Weir Middle School came up to a school resource officer and claimed to have recorded Burges-Cruz assaulting the bus attendant.

Following a review of the video, authorities detained Burges-Cruz for assault. 

“We believe the arrest speaks loudly and will help the community better understand we expect adults to behave appropriately in the same way we expect our students to behave appropriately,” the Marion County School District told the outlet in a statement.

Burgess-Cruz, who has never been convicted before, was accused of burglary, which is a felony, as well as disturbing the peace at a school event. He was also charged with violence on public or private education staff. 

His bond was set at $17,500 after he was safely taken to the Marion County Jail.