Alachua woman charged with six felonies after allegedly pushing her way into residence, attacking man, and damaging TV

Staff report

ALACHUA, Fla. – Wa-Nia Alexandra Smith, 21, was arrested early yesterday morning and charged with six felonies and a misdemeanor after allegedly pushing past two children to enter a residence, attacking a man in his bedroom, and damaging a television.

At about 4:38 a.m. on September 9, Smith reportedly knocked on the door of the adult victim’s residence, and one of two juvenile victims answered the door, thinking it was their father. Smith allegedly pushed the door open, shoved one of the juvenile victims to the ground, and entered without permission from the resident.

Smith allegedly pushed the adult victim aside and went to a rear bedroom, where she physically attacked a man who was in bed with an infant. The report states that the infant was placed in danger of significant bodily harm because Smith attacked the man with reckless disregard for the infant’s safety.

After the physical altercation, Smith left but allegedly threw down a television on her way out, making the television unusable.

Smith has been charged with three counts of child neglect without great bodily harm, two counts of child abuse without great bodily harm, burglary with battery, and property damage under $200.

Smith has no local adult criminal history; bail information is unavailable on weekends.

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