Telegraph Staff Writer
STARKE— Bradford deputies arrested a 64-year-old Starke woman after a victim said the defendant threw a wooden novelty piece at him over some pickles he purchased.
Glenda Paschen Turner was arrested for aggravated battery on a person aged 65 years or older.
According to an arrest report, the victim told Corporal Jacob Swaggerty that he and the defendant got into an argument over the pickles, and he tried to defuse the fight by walking away.
“During the argument, (the victim) retreated to his bedroom at the other end of the residence.,” the officer wrote in the report. “Glenda followed (the victim), pointing her finger in his face as he sat in his recliner. Glenda then picked up a wooden novelty piece and threw it at (the victim), hitting him in the right ankle.”
The corporal added that Turner then picked up a trophy football within a plastic case to hurl at the victim, but the man grabbed it.
During the ensuing struggle, Turner lost her balance, dropping the pigskin and falling into a door frame, injuring her arm.
“Glenda spontaneously uttered that she did throw the wooden piece at (the victim) to ‘shut him up,’” wrote the officer.
The corporal added that the victim stated several times that he did not wish to pursue criminal charges against the defendant.
After being told Turner was going to jail, the victim retracted his claim that the defendant threw the wooden piece at him.
