A fight in a gas Suncoast station parking lot overnight sent one man to the hospital

On January 22, 2025, at 7:36 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance at the Marathon gas station in the 2000 block of 14th St. W. Witnesses reported that a customer, later identified as Peter Sampson, ran over another customer with his vehicle. Witnesses said Sampson and the victim, who arrived separately, got into an argument inside the store and continued to fight in the parking lot. Sampson retrieved a hatchet from his car and threatened the victim. He then got into his vehicle and hit the victim before driving away.

The victim suffered injuries that included a broken leg.

Using investigative means, the Bradenton Police Department Crime Reduction Team identified the driver as Sampson, 51. Sampson was arrested this morning, and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury.

The investigation is ongoing.