Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\nAccording to BSO, the May 26 burglary was the result of a falling out between the victim and her former close friend Natasha Ann Howell.<\/p>\n
Deputies said Howell, 26, \u201ctook to social media on multiple occasions\u201d to denounce the victim and tensions had escalated to physical violence between the two.<\/p>\n
According to an arrest warrant, beginning on May 11, Howell made multiple threatening posts to WhatsApp toward the victim, including \u201cI bought ya whole information for only $6, now my homeboy gonna run it up\u201d and \u201cSLAPPED ON MAY 21ST.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deputies said she also posted a picture on her WhatsApp story \u201cof herself holding a pistol, followed by a recorded voice note in patois in which she allegedly stated she intended to use the firearm against (the victim) and would be happy about it, further placing (the victim) in fear for her safety.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the warrant, Howell then involved Kassandra Mitiale, whom the victim knew since middle school, in the feud.<\/p>\n
Authorities said Mitiale, 23, joined Howell in a phone call at one point and encouraged the victim to fight Howell, who threatened to send Mitiale to the victim\u2019s father\u2019s home to fight her \u2015 and apparently followed through, though the victim was not there at the time.<\/p>\n
Deputies said during the early morning hours of May 25, Howell showed up at the victim\u2019s home and pepper-sprayed her doorbell camera. Later that evening, they said Howell and the victim got into a fight at a Hollywood nightclub.<\/p>\n
Then, just before 3 a.m. on May 26, Howell posted the victim\u2019s address to her Instagram story and said, \u201cYou gotta go,\u201d according to the warrant.<\/p>\n
Authorities said at 8:30 that morning, Howell called the victim and told her to \u201ccome outside,\u201d implying she was at the victim\u2019s apartment complex. Then, at 9:45 a.m., deputies said Howell called her saying she was five minutes away; the victim wasn\u2019t home.<\/p>\n
According to the warrant, just after 10:45 a.m., the victim received a notification from the Ring app and saw two masked women \u2015 whom deputies believe to be Howell and Mitiale \u2015 outside of her door. <\/p>\n
Authorities said footage showed them tearing the camera from the wall and \u201cattempt(ing) to kick in her front door before the footage ended.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police said at around 11 a.m., Howell and Mitiale called the victim, with the former saying, \u201cAsk her about her makeup,\u201d referencing cosmetics that had been damaged in the burglary.<\/p>\n
Deputies said the woman got home to find her door kicked in and \u201cnearly all of her personal belongings\u201d damaged. On top of that, her orange tabby cat was missing and still has not been found.<\/p>\n
According to the warrant, while BSO deputies were at the scene, Howell called the victim again and \u201cfurther insinuated\u201d that she and Mitiale were behind it all, telling the victim, \u201cWe are not done yet\u201d and \u201cyour boyfriend is next,\u201d once again trying to provoke the victim into a fight.<\/p>\n
Authorities said Howell posted video to her Instagram story showing three people inside of the victim\u2019s apartment \u201cdamaging personal property.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the video, a female voice could be heard yelling, \u2018Kassandra!\u2019 Additionally, Ring camera footage obtained from a neighbor living below (the victim\u2019s) apartment showed two Black females walking toward the apartment at approximately 10:47 a.m., moments before the burglary occurred,\u201d the warrant states. \u201c(The victim) viewed the footage and immediately identified Kassandra as one of the females shown.\u201d<\/p>\n
Records show deputies arrested Mitiale on May 28 on charges of aggravated stalking, burglary and criminal mischief. She later posted a bond of more than $100,000. \u2015<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Howell was taken into custody on Monday on charges of burglary, cyberintimidation by publication, aggravated stalking, written threats to kill and criminal mischief.<\/p>\n
Records show that Howell was given a hefty $130,000 bond and was being held in BSO\u2019s Paul Rein Detention Facility.<\/p>\n
But she\u2019s not just facing criminal trouble: the Jamaican national also remained locked up on an immigration hold as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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