Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Valerie Ann Reed, 36, was arrested early this morning after allegedly screaming at a woman getting out of her car at Publix and then “donkey kicking” the victim’s car, causing about $2,000 in damage, while trying to open the driver’s door.

The victim told a responding Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy that she parked her car at the Publix at Butler Plaza West (3930 SW Archer Road) at about 1 p.m. on August 6, and a woman walked up and started screaming at her as she was getting out of her car. The victim said she quickly got back into her car out of fear, and then the woman started “donkey kicking” her driver’s side door and rear driver’s side door while screaming, “Get up out of the car.”

The victim started recording the woman, who continued hitting and kicking her car while trying to get the victim out of her car. The woman tried to force the car door open, but the victim was able to lock it in time.

The deputy reported that the victim showed him a video of the incident, and he estimated the damage to the victim’s car at about $2,000.

The victim recorded the tag on the woman’s vehicle and called 911. Deputies established a possible location for the vehicle and reportedly found Reed at her apartment.

Post Miranda, Reed reportedly admitted to being in the parking lot and said she’d gotten into a verbal argument with the victim; she said the victim almost hit her while she was walking across the parking lot, prompting her to confront the victim. Reed reportedly left out anything about kicking the victim’s car or trying to open her car door, but once she was told there was video, she reportedly admitted to kicking the door and trying to open the door.

Reed has been charged with attempted burglary with assault or battery and property damage over $1,000. She has no criminal convictions, and Judge Jonathan Ramsey ordered her released on her own recognizance.

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