A 41-year-old Auburndale woman on probation was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and charged with attempted murder and other offenses after allegedly intentionally running over another woman with her car. The incident occurred after the suspect saw the victim walking with the suspect’s estranged husband.
On April 10, 2025, PCSO detectives obtained a warrant for Christdon Reese , charging her with Attempted First Degree Murder (F1), Trespassing (M1), and Violation of Probation (M2). Detectives located and apprehended Reese the following morning, April 11th, on Tower Manor Circle East, and she was subsequently booked into the Polk County Jail.
The investigation revealed that on April 10, 2025, the victim was walking with her boyfriend (Reese’s estranged husband) after leaving a Circle K store at 4950 U.S. Hwy 92 East in Auburndale. As they crossed Old Dixie Hwy, the boyfriend noticed Reese driving past them in her white Volkswagen Jetta. According to the investigation, Reese then used a nearby Family Dollar parking lot to make a U-turn, accelerated rapidly towards the couple, and pursued the victim as she ran up a driveway, ultimately striking her with her car. Reese then allegedly reversed in the driveway and fled north on Old Dixie Hwy at a high speed…