BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (TCN) — A 37-year-old woman was arrested for criminal mischief and aggravated battery causing bodily harm after allegedly hitting a man in the head with a brick when he got angry that her pet snakes had gotten loose.
According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by WPEC, police arrived at a home on Nov. 8 after receiving a report of an assault. When they arrived, they spoke to a man with blood on his face and a swollen eye. He stated he had known his alleged attacker, Maria Louise Del Rosario, for about three years, and he got upset when her pet snakes got loose in his house.
Law & Crime reports the victim allowed Del Rosario and her pets into the home when she fell on hard times.
The victim alleged he tried to get away from Del Rosario, who continued to approach him, when she hit him with an unknown object that he said felt like a brick, per WPEC. He alleged he did not remember much after that besides trying to get away; he also claimed she took his cellphone.
Home surveillance footage allegedly shows the victim lying near the driveway while Del Rosario curses at him and stomps his phone three times, WPEC reports. When investigators showed her the footage, she allegedly said, “Just put me in the car.”
Del Rosario was arrested for aggravated battery causing physical harm and criminal mischief, according to WPEC.
Law & Crime reports Del Rosario is behind bars at the Palm Beach County Jail on $8,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 1.
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