Cape Coral woman wanted for failing to appear in court after arrest on battery, resisting charges
>> IT’S FRIDAY HERE ON GULF COAST NEWS. WE’RE HERE WITH TRISH ROUTE FROM CRIME STOPPERS TO SHOW YOU SOME OF OUR AREA’S MOST WANTED. YEAH, WE’VE GOT SOME PEOPLE THAT NEED TO COME OFF THE THRONE. THE NAUGHTY LIST. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO GET THEM IN JAIL BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. START AND WE’RE STARTING OFF OUR LIST THIS WEEK WITH A GUY RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING A CRASH WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES WHILE HE WAS DRUNK AT NEARLY 4 AND A HALF TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT DEPUTIES HAVE BEEN ON THE HUNT FOR ANDREW FERRY FOR NEARLY A MONTH NOW AFTER HE FAILED TO SHOW UP IN COURT ON CHARGES RELATING TO HIS 4TH DUI ARREST. TROOPERS RESPONDED TO THE CRASH SCENE, THEY FOUND FAHERTY VERY MUCH OUT OF SORTS IN REEKING OF ALCOHOL. HE TOLD THEM THAT HE KNEW IT WAS IN A CRASH BUT COULDN’T RECALL MUCH ELSE. THEY SAID VERITY COULDN’T STAND UP WITHOUT STUMBLING IT. WHEN THEY LOOK IN HIS CAR, HE HAD TO EMPTY BOTTLES OF WHIPPED CREAM VODKA AND A 3RD BOTTLE. HALF GONE. WHAT CHEST SHOWS THE 61 YEAR-OLD HAD A 0, 3, 4, 6, BLOOD, ALCOHOL LEVEL NUMBER SO HIGH THAT IT’S CONSIDERED LIFE THREATENING IF NOT FATAL, HE WAS ULTIMATELY FOUND GUILTY IN PLACE ON 36 MONTHS OF PROBATION WITH A PERMANENT REVOCATION OF HIS DRIVER’S LICENSE. HE HAD A COURT DATE LAST MONTH, BUT INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING THIS BASIC ELEMENT OF COMPLIANCE, HE FAILED TO SHOW VERDI HAS 4 LOCAL PRIORS FOR DRUGS AND DUI WITH ADDITIONAL JAIL TIME IN SARASOTA AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. HE IS 6 FOOT 180 POUNDS AND UPON HIS ARREST, CHARITY WILL BE HELD WITHOUT BOND. NEXT UP IS A VIOLENT REPEAT OFFENDER RECENTLY ADDED TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY’S 10 MOST WANTED LIST. WE’RE ASKING EVERYONE TO KEEP THEIR EYES PEELED FOR THIS GUY. AARON DIMITRIS GAYNOR WANTED TO BOTH CHARLOTTE AND POLK COUNTIES FOR VIOLATING PROBATION ON CHARGES OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON FLEEING AND ELUDING OFFICERS AND THE POSSESSION OF A WEAPON BY CONVICTED FELON, YOU JUST GOT OUT OF PRISON A FEW MONTHS AGO. AND ALREADY HE’S BACK TO THE SAME BAD BEHAVIORS THAT PUT HIM THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE 35 YEAR-OLD FUGITIVE HAS AN EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORY WITH MORE THAN 20 ARRESTS DATING BACK TO 2006 ON CHARGES OF DRUGS, ROBBERY, BATTERY FRAUD, KIDNAPPING, AND SO MUCH MORE HIS ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES EXTEND UP THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA, LEAVING BEHIND A TRAIL OF VICTIMS IN CHARLOTTE, SARASOTA, MANATEE AND POLK COUNTIES. GAINER IS 5, 6, 1, 195 POUNDS WITH TATTOOS COVERING HIS ENTIRE UPPER BODY. AND BOTH ARMS DETECTIVES SAY GAINER SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. ALSO ON THE RUN THIS WEEK IS A CAPE CORAL WOMAN WHO ATTACKED A GUY DURING A COMPLETE FIT OF RAGE, THEN TURNED HER ACTIONS TOWARDS 2 UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICERS. BRUNA D’SILVA MACHADO NOW FINDS HERSELF ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW. ONCE AGAIN AFTER SHE FAILED TO APPEAR IN COURT FOLLOWING AN ARREST FOR AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON RESISTING AND BATTERY ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. CAPE COPS RESPONDED TO A SUSPICIOUS PERSON CALL WHEN SOMEONE REPORTED MAKOTO SITTING IN THE CAR BLOODIED IN ASKING FOR HELP WITH HER GPS. SHE INITIALLY SAID THAT SHE HAD BEEN ROUGHED UP. BUT AS THE STORY UNFOLDED, IT CAME TO LIGHT THAT SHE WENT ON A RAMPAGE OVER PERCEIVED INFIDELITY DURING HER ATTACK. SHE TOOK A HAMMER TO THE WALLS AND STRUCK THE VICTIM WITH A METAL ROD BEFORE STABBING HIM IN THE SHOULDER. WHEN POLICE ATTEMPTED TO PUT HER IN CUFFS. THE 23 YEAR-OLD BROKE OUT INTO ANOTHER EPISODE OF VIOLENCE BEFORE FINALLY BECOMING COMPLIANT AFTER TO TASER SHOTS. SHE SPENT 12 DAYS IN LOCKUP IN LATE AUGUST BEFORE BEING RELEASED UNTIL HER NEXT COURT DATE FOR WHICH SHE CHOSE TO NOT ATTEND. MACHADO WAS 5, 6, 140 POUNDS AND WAS LAST KNOWN TO BE STAYING IN SOUTHEAST CAPE. AND COMING IN LAST PLACE THIS WEEK AS A WOMAN WHO DESPITE HER YOUNG AGE, IS ALREADY A REPEAT OFFENDER WITH A 10 TENDENCY TO TAKE THINGS THAT JUST DON’T BELONG TOUR. MARIAH SANCHEZ IS SPENT WELL OVER A DECADE MAKING POOR LIFE CHOICES AND DECISIONS THAT HAVE SENT HER TO JAIL. 26 TIMES AND COUNTING. NOW SHE’S GOT 2 BRAND NEW WARRANTS ON THEFT-RELATED CHARGES TO ADD TO THAT LIST TO DATE. SANCHEZ HAS BEEN BOOKED ON 86 LOCAL COUNTS WITH ADDITIONAL JAIL TIME IN SARASOTA FOR CRIMES THAT INCLUDE BURGLARY, BATTERY FRAUD, THE POSSESSION SALE AND DELIVERY OF COCAINE AND HEROIN AS WELL AS AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AS WELL AS A SLEW OF OTHER THEFTS DURING ONE OF HER RECENT SPREE, SANCHEZ HIT UP A STRING OF LOCAL ULTA STORES PILFERING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF HIGH-END PERFUME AND MAKEUP. IN ONE INSTANCE, SHE EVEN PEPPER SPRAYED SOME OF THE WELL-INTENTIONED EMPLOYEES WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO THWART HER GETAWAY. THIS 29 YEAR-OLD OFFENDERS, 5, 3, 160 POUNDS. IT IS KNOWN ON THE STREETS AS LITTLE TERROR. DETECTIVES SAY SHE WAS LAST KNOWN TO BE LIVING AT LEHIGH AND IS STILL VERY LIKELY LAYING LOW IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA AND UPON HER ARREST, MARIAH SANCHEZ WILL BE HELD WITHOUT BOND. AND AS ALWAYS, IF YOU RECOGNIZE ANY OF THAT, HE JUST WE FEATURED HERE TODAY. YOU’RE ASKED TO CALL THE CRIME STOPPERS HOTLINE. THAT NUMBER IS 1, 807, 8, 0, TIPS. ALL CALLERS WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS AND WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CASH REWARD OF UP TO $3,000. GREAT WAY TO LINE YOUR POCKETS A LITTLE BIT FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON SAYS YOU MENTIONED WE’VE ALL GOT HOLIDAY SHOPPING STILL DO. AND THESE FOLKS ARE ALL RIGHT AROUND HERE. SOMEWHERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE JUST NEED THAT ONE TIP TO LET US NOW. ABSOLUTELY, AS YOU SAID, USUALLY IN THESE CASES, SOMEONE KNOWS SOMETHIN
Cape Coral woman wanted for failing to appear in court after arrest on battery, resisting charges
Updated: 10:24 AM EST Dec 13, 2025
A woman in Cape Coral is wanted for not showing up to court following an arrest on battery and resisting charges.According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, officers from the Cape Coral Police Department responded to a call when someone reported that the suspect, Bruna De Silva Machado, 23, was bloodied and asking for help in her car.Officers say that when they looked into the matter, they found that she had attacked someone with a metal rod after accusing him of infidelity. They say that she stabbed him in the shoulder. When officers went to arrest her, they say that Machado was resisting and had to be restrained with a stun gun.After 12 days in jail, Machado was released pending a court date, which she is accused of not showing up for. Machado is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds and was last seen in Southeast Cape. If you have information in this case, you are asked to contact Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477), on the P3 app, or on its website. You can remain anonymous, and if your tip leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $3,000.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. —
A woman in Cape Coral is wanted for not showing up to court following an arrest on battery and resisting charges.
According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, officers from the Cape Coral Police Department responded to a call when someone reported that the suspect, Bruna De Silva Machado, 23, was bloodied and asking for help in her car.
Officers say that when they looked into the matter, they found that she had attacked someone with a metal rod after accusing him of infidelity. They say that she stabbed him in the shoulder.
When officers went to arrest her, they say that Machado was resisting and had to be restrained with a stun gun.
After 12 days in jail, Machado was released pending a court date, which she is accused of not showing up for.
Machado is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds and was last seen in Southeast Cape.
If you have information in this case, you are asked to contact Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477), on the P3 app, or on its website. You can remain anonymous, and if your tip leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $3,000.
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.