A Georgia woman shot at a Gainesville hotel earlier this month by an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault, court records show.
According to the sworn complaint, Calixta Lara, 30, was scheduled to check out of her room at the La Quinta Inn, 908 NW 69th Terrace, on Jan. 6, but told hotel staff she was too sick to leave her room. Hotel staff attempted to make contact with the woman on Jan. 8, but were unable to enter the room due to the door’s deadbolt being secured.
Deputies were called to the hotel to perform a well-being check, however, attempts to talk to the woman through the door were unsuccessful.
Alachua County Fire Rescue eventually was called in to assist deputies with opening the door. Once the door was opened, deputies cleared the room and found an empty gun holster and shell casings on the bed. The bathroom door was locked, according to the sworn complaint.
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