A woman, aged 37, appeared in court in Miami-Dade County on Monday, facing allegations of attacking her grandmother following a dispute over a phone. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon at an apartment located on Southwest Seventh Street, near 16 Avenue, in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.
Authorities arrived at the scene after receiving a call, and upon speaking with the 70-year-old victim and a witness, they proceeded to arrest Francis DeLeon. The arrest for domestic violence occurred shortly after 4:40 p.m. DeLeon, originally from the Dominican Republic, had been previously released on a felony bond connected to charges of cocaine possession and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to use.
Later that evening, at 11:25 p.m., DeLeon was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center by Miami-Dade correctional deputies. She now faces a charge of battery on a person aged 65 or older, with her bond set at $5,000.