Staff Report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A 52-year-old woman named Charnetta Monique Kyler found herself in police custody yesterday. She faces charges for allegedly spitting on the manager of a local convenience store, along with trespassing after a warning, and possessing drug paraphernalia.
According to a report from the Gainesville Police Department, the incident occurred around 1:42 p.m. on May 2 at a Wawa convenience store. The store manager reported that a woman, identified as Kyler, was approaching vehicles and bothering the customers. She had a noted history of disturbing the peace at this location and had been formally warned against trespassing in the past.
The manager recounted that Kyler became verbally aggressive and lunged towards him. Before leaving the premises, she allegedly spat on him, an action he described as “disgusting.”
At the time, the manager was unable to identify Kyler, and she was not apprehended on the day of the incident.
At about 8:35 a.m. on May 12, a Gainesville Police Department officer was patrolling in the area of Wawa when he saw Kyler walking behind the business and recognized her as the woman who had been involved in the May 2 incident.
While the officer was speaking with Kyler, she allegedly dropped a glass pipe from her hand to the ground and then picked it up; the officer reported that it was a pipe that is commonly used to smoke illegal substances.
The manager reportedly identified Kyler as the woman who had spat on him on May 2 and had been verbally trespassed on that date.
Kyler has been charged with battery, possession of drug equipment, and trespassing after a warning. She has nine felony convictions (three violent) and 23 misdemeanor convictions (six violent); she has served four state prison sentences, with her most recent release in December 2025. Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $9,000 and ordered a mental health evaluation; she also ordered that Kyler be screened for Mental Health Court and said the trial judge must approve her release to Court Services.
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