A billionaire Florida real estate mogul was ordered by cops to undergo a mental health evaluation after posting clips of himself shooting guns and ranting about the Second Amendment outside his mansion in Miami Beach.
Patrick Carroll, a developer whose antics have earned him more than a million followers on Instagram, shared then deleted a clip Thursday of himself wearing a MAGA hat and firing a shotgun at a boat near his waterfront home water cost of $19.5 million.
The 45-year-old businessman said he was shooting blanks, but the incident led his neighbors to call 911, resulting in an assessment order – which will also require him to forfeit his firearms within 72 hours.
In response the next day, Carroll said The real deal that he wasn’t shooting live ammunition and said, “I talked to the cops and they were laughing about it.” I was doing it for a video (Instagram).
Patrick Carroll, wearing a red Make America Great Again hat and white towel, shared then deleted a clip of himself firing a shotgun from the back of a yacht.
The shooting, which Carroll said was a blank spree, led the real estate mogul’s neighbors to call the cops.
Carroll, a billionaire who reportedly sold his company for $80 million last year, was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation and give up all his firearms under Florida’s Red Flag law .
Miami Beach Police Department spokesman Christpher Bass said that after officers were called to Carroll’s home, “he was transported to a local health facility for a mental health evaluation.” .
“A risk protection order has been served. This investigation is ongoing,” Bass said.
In the clip that led to cops being called to his home, Carroll was seen standing at the front of a small yacht, riding shotgun.
Wearing a Make America Great Again hat and a white towel, Carroll fired the shotgun three times into the air with a big smile on his face.
A person filming tells Carroll to be “careful Pat,” to which he responds, “Shut up.”
Before it was deleted, he captioned the video: “These are the only white people I film.”
Carroll, a billionaire, has shown his love for Trump well beyond his famous red hat, as in February he had the former president’s photo tattooed on his arm.
In another clip shared by Real Deal, Carroll was seen on a yacht shirtless with the Trump hat still on, as he ranted about his Second Amendment rights. It is unclear when the video was posted.
The real estate developer, who reportedly sold his company last year for $80 million, pointed a shotgun down the barrel of the camera before saying, “I’m a big gun advocate.”
In another clip, Carroll pointed a shotgun at the barrel of a camera before launching into a rant about the Second Amendment.
The billionaire described himself as a “big gun advocate” and insisted that “what I’m doing is trying to tell my supporters and my fans that they better learn to protect”.
The week before, this image of Carroll emerged showing him on his yacht riding what appeared to be an assault rifle.
Carroll, pictured with Donald Trump, has risen to prominence in recent years as a high-powered real estate developer with billions under management.
The mogul has made no secret of his love for Donald Trump and even tattooed the former president’s photo on his arm.
“You know, it’s a Second Amendment right, so it’s my government’s right,” he continued. “I did it the right way, I was trained, I have a conceal carry permit.”
Turning the camera toward the ocean, he noted that he was “far from shore” and insisted that “I know how to handle these weapons.”
“So all I’m coming up with here are things that people are afraid to do but that I can actually do, and it’s some good shit.”
“People can say, ‘oh my God, he’s filming stuff, look at him, he’s crazy’ – no, what I’m trying to do is tell my followers and my fans that he It’s better to learn to protect yourself.
“It’s a fucking tough world.”
Although he reportedly claimed the cops were “laughing about it” with him after he explained he was shooting blanks, Carroll was ordered by police to undergo a mental health evaluation.
Florida police officers also used the state’s Red Flag law to obtain a court order that will force Carroll to give up all of his firearms within 72 hours.
Carroll has continued to share disorderly rants and erratic behavior on his social media since the cops were called to his home on Thursday.
The Red Flag law was introduced in 2018 after the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed and 17 others injured.
The legislation allows police officers to seek a court order temporarily banning individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms if they are deemed dangerous.
In April 2023, Carroll was accused of spitting in the face of a manager of an upscale Miami restaurant, which the manager said happened after he stopped Carroll from harassing a woman at a table neighbor, reports Real deal.
He denied spitting and his lawyer said it was an argument after the manager “uttered what are known as fighting words.”
Carroll has continued to share disturbed speech and erratic behavior on his social media since cops were called to his home on Thursday, including filming himself berating the manager of a Rolls-Royce dealership.
He was also involved in a public dispute with nightclub owner David Grutman, after Carroll said he was told not to film at his LIV nightclub in Miami Beach.
In messages to Grutman that he allegedly shared, Carroll said: “F***, fat boy. I’m going to bankrupt you. Steal your wife if I want and many other things. You mistook my kindness for weakness.
In a response from Grutman, shared by Carroll, the nightclub told him: “I hope you get help.”
“I hope you get the attention you’re looking for and unfortunately I think you’ll end up dead… Everyone is listening to your self-destruction and I know you can be better than that,” he said. he declares.
