STUART — Three people were attacked by a swarm of bees on Monday that came from a hive about the size of a car engine.

“I have never experienced anything like this before in my life,” said Kendall Todd, owner of Affordable Pressure Cleaning in Palm City.

Todd and his brother were pressure cleaning Becky Engebretsen’s driveway in the 1800 block of Northwest River Point Drive, when they first started noticing some bees. After spraying the bees with water, more continued to show up until finally they were forced to take off on foot.
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Franklin Vaughn

But the violence continued even as 37-year-old Franklin Vaughn was on his way to his jail cell.

Shortly before 7 p.m., Fort Pierce police were called to a home in the 600 block of South Seventh Street where Vaughn had been allegedly arguing with a 47-year-old man.

The homeowner told police the two were fighting over the older man’s girlfriend after he heard Vaughn talking to her. (more…)