By Staff Reporter

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In the early hours today, Dai-Janea Shaquan Wright, 32, found herself in police custody, facing charges of aggravated battery and felony property damage. The charges stem from an incident in which she is accused of striking a man with a metal pipe and causing significant damage to both a vehicle and an apartment window.

Officers from the Gainesville Police Department were called to the scene at the Sweetwater Square Apartments, located at 3501 NE 15th Street, around 12:45 a.m. on December 6. Upon arrival, they learned that an argument had erupted between Wright and the victim. During the dispute, Wright allegedly seized a metal pipe and used it to smash the front and rear windows of the victim’s car.

The situation escalated as Wright is said to have picked up shards of glass from the shattered car windows and hurled them at the victim. She then reportedly used the metal pipe to strike the victim. In an attempt to defend himself, the victim managed to wrest the pipe from Wright. Not deterred, Wright allegedly proceeded to break a window of the apartment where the victim was staying and threw a chair at him.

After being read her Miranda rights, the victim recounted that Wright had been “aggressively” knocking on the apartment door before shattering the window. He explained that he ventured outside to find Wright vandalizing his car with the metal pipe. He added that despite being struck and having glass thrown at him, he succeeded in disarming her.

Post Miranda, Wright reportedly admitted to banging on the door of the apartment and breaking the window. She said the victim came outside and “charged” at her, so she ran, picked up a metal pipe from the ground, and started breaking the windows of the victim’s car. She said that she walked back toward the apartment, picked up a child’s chair, and threw it at the victim.

A witness reportedly told an officer he saw Wright and the victim fighting, and it looked like they were fighting over a metal pipe. He said it looked to him like Wright started to walk away, but then the victim said something to her, and she started fighting with the victim again.

The officer reported that the victim had injuries in the shoulder area that were bleeding, along with a small laceration on his arm. Wright reportedly had injuries to her fingers that were bleeding.

The officer estimated the damage to the car and the window at about $2,000.

Wright was treated at an emergency room before being transported to the jail.

Wright has been charged with aggravated battery and felony property damage. She has no local criminal convictions, and Judge David Kreider set bail at $15,000.

Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.