Report: Port St. Lucie man arrested trying to break up argument in his home

PORT ST. LUCIE - A 78-year-old man, who allegedly tried to stop an argument between a man and woman in his Port St. Lucie home, has been charged with aggravated domestic battery, according to an arrest affidavit.

Joseph Fred Borst, of the 600 block of Southeast Polynesian Avenue, was released Sunday from the Port St. Lucie Jail on a $5,000 bond, according to records.

Borst told a city police officer he heard the man and woman arguing Saturday and then he heard a thump and the woman screamed, the affidavit states. He opened the door to the room and the man ordered him out, it states.

Borst allegedly went to his room, got a .380-caliber handgun, removed its magazine and went back to the room where the man and woman were. When he pointed the gun at the man, the man punched him twice in the head and Borst fell, dropped the gun, the affidavit states.

When Borst got up and again approached, the man punched him again and then went outside to await police, it states. At some point, Borst allegedly hit the man in the mouth with the gun.

Borst was taken to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center to be checked before he was taken to jail, the affidavit said.