Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Shelly Brigette Seymour, 36, was arrested yesterday morning after a deputy reportedly found her unconscious next to a car with a child inside and she later allegedly attacked a hospital employee who would not let her leave the hospital.
At about 11:46 a.m. on December 28, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy saw a silver SUV parked on the median of W. Newberry Road, west of NW 98th Street, and a woman lying on the ground next to the SUV. The deputy turned around and requested an ambulance because the woman appeared to be unresponsive.
The deputy reported that the woman, who was later identified as Seymour, continued to be unresponsive, and when he checked inside the vehicle, he found a child in the driver’s seat who appeared to be around four years old; nobody else was in the car.
The deputy reported that the woman eventually opened her eyes, which were glassy, and she threw up while EMTs were checking her. The deputy reported that an open can of “Bahama Mama Clubtails” was in the car.