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Inset: Sierra H. Lindberg (Alachua County Sheriff”s Office). Background: UF Plaza in Gainesville, where the alleged attack took place (Google Maps).
An 18-year-old woman from Florida has been detained following allegations of assaulting two women in the restroom of a college bar and later punching an employee who was attempting to remove her from the premises.
Sierra Halton Lindberg was apprehended last month, facing three assault charges, according to official records. The incidents reportedly led to the filing of two distinct police reports.
The first probable cause affidavit details that the disturbances occurred shortly after midnight on November 1 at UF Plaza, a shopping area near the University of Florida, known for its popular college bars.
The initial victim recounted to police that she was using a bathroom stall when Lindberg allegedly entered, seized her by the hair, and dragged her to the floor. During the ensuing struggle, officers noted that the victim’s hair appeared to be missing from the right side of her head as she described the incident.
A second individual reported to the police that she witnessed Lindberg pulling the first victim’s hair and dragging her to the ground. As she attempted to intervene, Lindberg allegedly grabbed her by the hair as well.
Lindberg then allegedly pulled the second victim to the ground and “struck [her] in the stomach with a knee.” Police said the second victim had a visible bloodstain in her hair while she spoke to officers.
In a post-Miranda interview, Lindberg claimed she was leaving the bathroom when the two victims came in and one of them “grabbed her by the hair.” She said she responded by grabbing the other woman’s hair and then they “both went to the ground.” She stated, “they hit me first,” according to the affidavit.
As Lindberg was being escorted out of the establishment, she allegedly attacked the female employee who was leading her outside. The victim told police she was walking alongside Lindberg and was instructed to take the defendant’s wristband from her right arm. As she reached for the wristband, she claimed Lindberg “struck [her] in the head/face with a closed fist.”
Lindberg then allegedly grabbed the third victim’s hair and pulled her to the ground.
When asked about the altercation, Lindberg allegedly said that when she left the bathroom (where she had the altercation with the first two victims), the third victim grabbed her arm and took her out of the bar.
Lindberg then admitted she “did strike [the victim] with a closed fist,” but said she did not recall where she struck her. Several witnesses told police Lindberg struck the victim in the face.
Speaking of the third victim, Lindberg allegedly said, “She pulled me somewhere I didn’t like, so I hit her.”
Lindberg, who is listed as a “student” in the police report, was released on her own recognizance. It was not immediately clear when she was scheduled to appear in court.