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A North Carolina man was arrested this week after allegedly committing a hate crime while invoking President Donald Trump, the Miami Herald reports.Cops say Brandon Ray Davis was taken into custody for using his rented motorized scooter as a deadly weapon in an apparent attack on two men riding their bikes in the Florida Keys in February. The victims, Kevin Seymour and Kevin Price, say that Davis swerved up behind them on his scooter and started shouting homophobic slurs after they expressed concern about his driving.According to the victims, Davis yelled, "You guys are a couple of fags," "I bet you faggots voted for that bitch Hillary," and rounded out his tirade with, "You live in Trump country now." Police believe Davis, who was reportedly drunk, then rammed his scooter into the tail of Seymour's bike, knocking him off but not injuring him.The assailant fled the scene before cops could apprehend him, but the victims managed to take down the scooter's plate number, and police tracked Davis down from there.Davis was arrested in Oslow County, North Carolina, before being let out on bond Thursday. He is currently fighting an extradition warrant to Florida, where he faces a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon with evidence of prejudice.