Gainesville woman arrested for throwing bricks at neighbor who sprayed her with a hose

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Andrea Lavon Watson, 45, was arrested yesterday for allegedly throwing bricks at a neighbor who sprayed her with a hose.

At about 5:57 p.m. on October 16, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to North Lincoln Heights, where the victim said she and Watson had been arguing over a fire Watson had built in her back yard. The victim told the officer she used a hose to saturate her yard so the fire would not damage her yard, and Watson reportedly stated spontaneously that the victim sprayed her with the water hose. The officer noted that Watson’s shirt was still wet when he arrived.

Watson reportedly asked the victim to stop spraying her, and when the victim didn’t stop, she allegedly picked up a brick or rock and threw it at the victim; when the brick did not hit the victim, she allegedly picked up a second brick and threw it at the victim’s hand, resulting in a small cut to the victim’s hand. The officer noted that there was a pile of bricks in Watson’s yard that matched the two bricks that were found in the victim’s yard.

Post Miranda, Watson reportedly admitted to throwing two bricks at the victim and added that she picked up a third brick but put it down when the victim stopped spraying her with water.

A witness reportedly told the officer that he saw the victim spray Watson with a hose, and Watson picked up a brick, threw it and missed, and then picked up a second brick, which hit the victim.

The officer noted that due to the size of the brick, “one could believe that it could cause great bodily harm when thrown.”

Watson has been charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm. She has two misdemeanor convictions (non-violent). Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $50,000 and prohibited her from returning to her home.

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