Mis-delivered pizza leads to arrests for battery

BY JENNIFER CABRERA

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Makayla Nichole Chapman, 21, Tianna Sierra Renee Johnson, 26, and two juveniles were arrested last night after they allegedly attacked a woman who mistakenly received a pizza they had ordered.

At about 2:15 a.m. on March 5, the victim reportedly received a pizza delivery at her apartment. She told a Gainesville Police Department officer that she asked around outside to see who ordered the pizza, and nobody said anything. She passed out the pizza to anyone who wanted some and returned to her apartment.

About 15 minutes later, Chapman, Johnson, and two 17-year-old girls reportedly knocked on the victim’s door and said she owed them $100 for the pizza. The victim told officers that she went back into her apartment and went upstairs, then one of the juveniles entered the apartment to confront the victim about the money. The juvenile allegedly grabbed the victim by the arm and walked her outside, punching her with a closed fist until the victim was outside the apartment. All four defendants then allegedly began beating the victim.

According to the arrest reports for the two adults, both Chapman and Johnson reportedly said, post-Miranda, that they tried to break up the fight, but then the victim hit them in the face, and they all started fighting; it is unclear whether they provided the same story or there is an error on one of the arrest affidavits. The officer reported that he saw a video supporting the victim’s account of the incident. Both adults were charged with simple battery, a misdemeanor.

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Chapman has no criminal history; she was released on her own recognizance and ordered to have no contact with her co-defendants.

Johnson has one misdemeanor conviction for petit theft; she was released on her own recognizance and ordered to have no contact with her co-defendants.

Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 

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