BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — A civilian pilot for the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office was arrested this week after authorities said he punched two people during a fight over their “speed while driving through his neighborhood.”

Brian Weathers, 50, began working for the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office in September 2024 and was assigned to the Aviation Unit before being terminated for the April 2 incident, the sheriff’s office said. In addition, he is facing two counts of battery.

Officials said Weathers is believed to have confronted the two victims over their speed after they pulled into their driveway. One of the victims was removing items from her vehicle when deputies said Weathers took a soda cup off the roof of her car and threw it inside.

Seeing this, a man got out of the car to intervene.

Authorities said the man tried to push Weathers off his property, but Weathers swatted the man’s hands away and struck him in the face. Weathers also struck the woman in her head and mouth as she tried to separate the two men, deputies reported.

Both victims were taken to a nearby walk-in emergency room for treatment.

The sheriff’s office said Weathers was terminated from his civilian position following a criminal investigation and internal review.