Florida Salesman Accused of Battery and Slurs During Door-to-Door Solar Sales

Aggressive Door-to-Door Sales Encounter

• 🏠 A Sarasota County woman, Carrie Nell, experienced a frightening situation when a door-to-door solar panel salesman, Robert Kovac Strada, became aggressive.
• 🚪 Nell initially refused service, stating "Not interested" and closing the door, but the salesman persisted.

Escalation and Assault

• 🗣️ The salesman allegedly began cursing, shouting homophobic slurs, and threatening Nell and her wife.
• 💥 Nell reported that the salesman then physically assaulted her, throwing her to the ground and causing her to hit her head.
• 📹 Nell was able to capture a video of the salesman running off after the alleged assault.

Legal Action and Advice

• 🚨 Sarasota County deputies arrested Kovac Strada for battery.
• 🔒 The salesman has since bonded out of jail.
• ⚠️ Authorities advise residents to use peepholes or windows before opening the door and to utilize security chains if available.

Previous Incidents

• ☀️ Neighbors also reported encountering the salesman's unwillingness to accept rejection.
• 🔫 It was revealed that Kovac Strada had been shot at in May of the previous year while attempting solar sales in Charlotte County.