Staff report

NEWBERRY, Fla. – Sierra Dawn Parrish, 27, of Trenton, was arrested late last night and charged with two counts of burglary with battery and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly entering a house after being asked to leave the property and later accelerating her car at a woman.

At about 11:13 p.m. last night, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a neighborhood south of Tioga, where the victims reported that Parrish had showed up at the home and tried to enter with the front door key entry pad but was unsuccessful. Parrish allegedly went to the back door and was again unsuccessful in entering the home. A woman at the house reportedly opened the door, and she and the male victim told Parrish she needed to leave.

Parrish allegedly entered the home and argued with both victims before walking into a bedroom, where she shut the door. A short time later, she reportedly came out of the bedroom and went into the garage; the two victims reportedly followed her into the garage.

Parrish allegedly picked up a garage door opener inside the garage and went to her vehicle, backed it up, and accelerated toward the female victim, who was reportedly standing in the garage and recording the incident. Next, Parrish allegedly got out of her car and began hitting the male victim; the female victim tried to intervene and ended up in a physical altercation with Parrish.

Parrish left before a deputy arrived, but she was apprehended a few miles away.

Post Miranda, Parrish reportedly said she had previously dated the male victim and had a key to the home and a garage door opener, but she did not live there. She reportedly said that the victims had battered her.

Parrish has no criminal history. Judge Aymer “Buck” Curtin ordered her held without bail pending a hearing on a motion from the State Attorney’s Office to hold her without bail until trial.

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