Woman arrested for chasing a man while holding a knife

Staff report

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Jasmine Marie Marrero (aka Marrera), 31, was arrested last night after allegedly hitting a man, kicking a hole in a door, and chasing the man while holding a serrated knife.

At about 9 p.m. on January 18, Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a residence (all information about the location of this incident was redacted), where the victim said he and Marrero were arguing when she started hitting him. Deputies reported that Marrero grabbed a serrated knife from a knife block and started walking toward the victim, who retreated into a bedroom and tried to hold the door closed. Marrero allegedly kicked a hole in the door and pushed her way into the room before chasing the victim outside while holding the knife; at some point, Marrero stopped chasing the victim, went inside the residence, and locked the door behind her. The victim called 911 from outside the residence…

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