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GKricheldorf
07-19-2004, 02:33 PM
We've previously reported on criminal assaults involving weapons like a large fish and a cat, so news that a Florida man was just nabbed for striking his girlfriend with an alligator does not come as a shock. Just proof again that the Sunshine State never disappoints:


JULY 19--A Florida man assaulted his girlfriend with a three-foot alligator during a domestic dispute Friday morning, according to cops. David Havennar, 41, was charged with battery for smacking girlfriend Nancy Monico in the ribs with the gator, who lived in a bathtub in Havennar's Port Orange home, according to the below Volusia County Sheriff's Office report. Monico told deputies that she did not know why Havennar (pictured at right) had an alligator in his bathtub, but claimed her beau was "torturing" the reptile. However, an examination of the reptile--which was seized by state wildlife officials--showed no signs of abuse. Monico, on the other hand, suffered minor injuries to her lip, legs, and back area, according to investigators. For his part, Havennar claimed that Monico started the 9 AM dustup when she "bit him on the hand because she was mad about being out of alcohol."


http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0719041gator1.html