An unhinged poll worker was arrested on Long Island for brawling with a voter on Election Day — hours after telling a custodian he “demands respect from the public,” according to authorities.
Mark Sebesta, 54, allegedly flew into a rage, grabbing and shoving a 25-year-old “constituent” around 3:19 p.m. after a series of odd interactions inside the polling station at Oceanside School 3, according to cops and a criminal complaint.
The enraged worker also screamed that he was a federal and Secret Service agent while showing off a gold shield and handcuffs during the altercation, the complaint alleges.
When police were called to the Oceanside site and tried to calm him, Sebesta claimed he was law enforcement and shoved a cop — leading them to wrestle him to the ground, where he continued to resist arrest, according to prosecutors.
It’s unclear what led to the argument.
But hours earlier, a poll coordinator noticed he was acting “very peculiar and strange” after Sebesta changed his clothes multiple times and told the coordinator to “leave him alone” when he was ordered to stay inside.
Sebesta, of Baldwin, also bragged to a custodian that he works as an undercover narcotics officer and a bail officer, as he showed off an NYPD hat and a pair of handcuffs, according to the complaint.
He allegedly told him he “demands respect from the public at the location.”
A spokesperson for the Nassau County Police Department said Sebesta does not work in law enforcement.
Sebesta was arraigned Wednesday on a slew of charges including criminal impersonation, obstructing governmental administration, menacing and harassment.
His next court date is set for Nov. 20.
Police said the victim was not injured and there were no delays in voting.
In a video posted on Instagram, Sebesta threatened to sue Nassau County and the Oceanside school district for $1.5 million.
“So hello everybody, you might see that I made it famous, that Nassau County Police Department of New York assaulted a Jew,” he said, while sporting a bandage over his eye.
“You’re going to drop whatever charges you claimed, the false allegation charges or you’re going to be paying, all you people from that place … you’re going to be paying me forever.”
In another Instagram video before the altercation, Sebesta boasted about working the polls, while copping to presidential ambitions.
“I’ve been here since 5:30 a.m. at the ballots, watching [and] making sure that everybody out there is voting including myself,” Sebesta said.
“I’m proud to be part of it. I hope that someday … that in 2028, I will run for president.”
