A Labor Day boat parade celebrating President Donald Trump will still take place even though one of its main organizers was charged with an alleged felony, Newsweek reports.
On Facebook the “Trump Labor Day Boat Parade” is scheduled to take place at 11 a.m. in Jupiter, Florida. Boaters will then make their way down to the Mar-a-Lago resort.
"Let's make this big. In Trump we trust. See you there...." the event's page states.
The event page states that Donald Trump Jr., his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, and "four other VIPs" are reportedly participating in Monday’s flotilla.
The parade will take place despite one of the main planners Carlos Gavidia’s recent arrest.
Another organizer told Newsweek that "this movement is much larger than any one Patriot” when asked about the event moving forward.
The 53-year-old man was charged with sending a written threat to kill or do bodily injury following a dispute he had with a resident at the Admirals Cove estate in Jupiter. He turned himself into police after he was accused of using anti-Semitic language and threatening alleged victim Paul Edenbaum, Newsweek reports.
According to a Jupiter Police report, the alleged dispute began on Aug. 11 over face masks. Police said that Edenbaum asked Gavidia to wear a face mask while dining at Admirals Cove's Marina Cafe because he was with his elderly father.
The argument then continued over text message later that night. Gavidia asked Edenbaum if they were no longer friends because he supports Trump. They had several heated exchanges, but it was an incident on Aug. 26 between the two that led to Gavidia’s arrest, according to Newsweek.
On Aug. 26, Edenbaum said he was confronted by Gavidia while he was eating at the Marina Cafe. He claimed Gavidia started yelling expletives at him and called him a "little Jew!"
Two or three minutes after he left the cafe, Gavidia allegedly continued threatening Edenbaum via text using several expletives.
Edenbaum contacted Jupiter Police and said the text made him fear for his life.
Gavidia was released from Palm Beach County Jail on Wednesday and told not to come within 500 feet of the restaurant in Admirals Cove, according to The Palm Beach Post.
Gavidia admitted sending the texts but denied making any anti-Semitic remarks during the argument. He told the newspaper he called Edenbaum "a little jerk."
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