Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Brooke Taylor Jenkins, 24, was arrested on December 27 after allegedly attacking another woman at Phoenix Super Food Store because the victim’s boyfriend owed her $50 in food stamps.
At about 10:37 a.m. on December 15, the victim reportedly met Jenkins at the store (2516 SW 31st Place) because her boyfriend had been arrested and owed Jenkins $50 in food stamps. However, Jenkins allegedly hit the victim in the head with a gallon of iced tea, breaking the container and spilling tea all over the floor. The victim fell to the ground, where Jenkins allegedly punched her, hit her, and choked her until her eyes bulged and she could not breathe. The victim said Jenkins told her she was going to get a gun from her car and shoot her.
An employee reportedly tried to separate the two women, and the victim produced a knife; the employee stopped the victim, and Jenkins reportedly grabbed the victim’s EBT card (containing about $295 in food stamps) and fled.
The responding Gainesville Police Department officer noted that the victim had red marks all around her neck and throat.