A Florida man who divorced his spouse dodged a bullet, or on this case, a brick. Sabrina Coyne, 34, was arrested for chucking a brick by way of the window of her ex-husband’s house in Bonita Springs. She repeatedly denied smashing the window and banging on the entrance door regardless of a mountain of proof on the contrary.
All the incident was caught on the house’s surveillance digital camera, and the projectile was no peculiar brick.
It seems the weapon of alternative was a commemorative “first date” brick that memorialized the day on June 14, 2020, when the couple went jet-skiing collectively.
After her arrest, the Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace spliced collectively the surveillance video with bodycam footage and launched it on Fb, which has impressed some colourful commentary from viewers.
“It’s humorous as a result of that was why they made first-date brick,” famous one within the feedback part of the New York Publish. One other added, “…commemorative first date brick…does it get any extra romantic than that?”
“Sure its good to have your first date brick round … turns out to be useful for home squabbles,” quipped one other, adopted by, “Be aware to self, commemorate first dates with teddy bear, not brick….”
The assault occurred on the night of Jan. 24 when a loud crash woke the owners, who rapidly known as the police. When the cops arrived, they discovered Coyne making a ruckus on the entrance door, in accordance with the police footage.
When a cop requested why she was banging on the door, she responded, “I used to be making an attempt to get in contact with my ex-husband, including, “I banged on the door as a result of he wouldn’t let me in!” Coyne claimed to dwell on the home and denied launching something by way of the window.
However the surveillance video advised a unique story. In it, Coyne is seen holding up a cellphone to report her revenge, with the flash popping off whereas she hurled the brick into the window along with her different hand.
Even after getting handcuffed, Coyne repeatedly denied doing something unsuitable and boldly interrupted the police officer whereas he learn her her rights. Simply as he stated, “Should you can’t afford a lawyer…” she interjected, “For what? I didn’t break the window. I didn’t break the window,” she insisted. “Officer, officer, I didn’t break the window.”
Coyne was arrested for felony mischief and throwing a lethal missile into an occupied dwelling, in accordance with arrest data, which present two prior arrests for battery. After posting bond — $5,000 for the weapon offense cost and $2,500 for the felony mischief cost — she was launched on Jan. 26. Her subsequent court docket date is Feb. 24.
