Woman on pre-trial release arrested for grabbing phone from man at bus stop
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Vanessa Monique Mims, 31, was arrested yesterday after allegedly snatching a phone from a man sitting at a bus stop. Mims was found incompetent to stand trial 18 days ago and released to outpatient mental health treatment.
At about 6:33 p.m. yesterday, Mims allegedly walked up to a man sitting on a bench at the Rosa Parks bus stop (700 SE 3rd Street), yelled at him, and snatched his phone.
The victim told the responding Gainesville Police Department officer that Mims just walked up to him and started yelling at him about money and that he never spoke to her. He said his phone was in his hand, and Mims snatched it from him and left.
A witness reportedly told the officer that she was sitting across from the victim and could not hear what was being said, but she saw Mims snatch the victim’s phone and leave.
Mims reportedly did not have the phone when she was located. Post Miranda, she declined to answer any questions.
Mims has been charged with robbery by sudden snatching.
Mims, whose address is listed as GRACE Marketplace, was arrested in April for allegedly stealing a suitcase worth $250 from a gift shop at UF Health Shands. She was found mentally incompetent to proceed, and Judge Susan Miller-Jones ordered her to be released on her own recognizance with a long list of conditions, including compliance with a mental health treatment plan and not breaking any laws.
Judge Donna Keim set bail at $1,000.
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Too bad he didn’t defend himself by pushing her into the path of an oncoming bus.
Self-defense would have been his “out.”
If this legally described criminal is incompetent to stand trial, how can she be released on her own recognizance?
Look what Circuit she was captured…question answered.
Almost forgot…and released.
Didn’t want partial credit although it is worth a passing grade in these parts.
FL statute doesn’t allow for misdemeanor crimes to be kept in jail in the same way that felonies can. This was a low-level crime.
MM defendants ordered ITP are required to do a lot of things, including a program to restore their competency, so they can stand trial for that crime.
Unfortunately it’s often just a revolving door, but judges are bound by statutes and laws.
It’s a felony.
I wondered the same thing. Either the evaluation process failed or the court failed.
Because it is a misdemeanor offense. The rules of criminal procedure dictate outpatient mental health treatment for misdemeanors and state hospital for felonies when someone is incompetent to proceed.
It’s a felony.
Sad situation on all levels.
They need to be piss testing if you are to receive benefits at Grace…they ain’t trying to get people clean there…just perpetuating and making the problem bigger.
The state must revise the admission policy for Taccachale and start admitting these behavioral failures. So our many overpaid town experts can nurse them quickly back to society — or they both get disfunded.
Then duplicate this in every state county. So we make lawyers starve… 👿🤡💩👺👹ACLUSPLCDNC
North Florida evaluation and treatment center is where she needs to go
Except that nfetc isn’t co-ed. Definitely a need.
Pre-trial release for being incompetent huh? Well then let’s empty the jails as all those folks are incompetent as well!
Which ever judge cut her loose can join them.
“Post Miranda, she declined to answer any questions.”
She’s not that crazy.