NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) – A man has been arrested after he allegedly disrupted voters at an early voting site near Fort Lauderdale.

Stephen Beck, 33, was at a polling location at 2650 NW 6th St. on Thursday afternoon.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Beck was causing a public disturbance by yelling racial slurs about voters buying into terrorism.

He has since been charged with disorderly conduct.

Officials believe Beck possibly suffers from a mental disability.

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