A 47-year-old St. Augustine woman is facing a serious felony charge after deputies say she attacked a fellow pickleball player with a paddle during an argument at Treaty Park.<\/p>\n
The woman, who is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, told investigators she was defending her son during an argument with the man who was attacked.<\/p>\n
But deputies said in her arrest report that her son did not appear to be in immediate danger during the incident, according to statements from witnesses and the victim.<\/p>\n
The woman, who is an orthopaedic nurse, is also charged with giving a false ID to law enforcement, which is a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n
According to the arrest report, the woman was playing pickleball with the victim at Treaty Park in St. Augustine around 10 a.m. on May 31 when they got into a disagreement about who should retrieve a ball.<\/p>\n
After the match, the victim spoke with the woman\u2019s son about the way he was playing, and the woman \u201cinterjected herself\u201d into the argument.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when, deputies say, she hit the man in the head several times with the pickleball paddle, which left him with several cuts to his face, which bled heavily.<\/p>\n
The arrest report says the woman gave a false name to deputies twice during the investigation.<\/p>\n
In the report, the deputies said the woman had used \u201ca weapon that can cause serious bodily injury or death,\u201d which is why she was charged with the felony.<\/p>\n
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