Deputies in Polk County say a tense confrontation in the Waverly area turned into a bleach-fueled attack early Sunday, ending with the arrest of 30-year-old Deltona resident Amber Setiva Pittman.
30-year old Amber Setiva Pittman of Deltona was #ArrestedByThePolkCountySheriffsOffice on Sunday morning, February 22nd, in the 5 o’clock hour.PCSO deputies responded to a residence on Avenue C in Waverly after a battery in-progress was called in to 911.As deputies were on… pic.twitter.com/idu9gBQ7cW
— Polk County Sheriff 🚔 Grady Judd (@PolkCoSheriff) February 24, 2026
What deputies say happened
According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, deputies were dispatched to a home on Avenue C in Waverly for a reported battery in progress. Investigators say Pittman showed up at the residence uninvited, where a verbal argument broke out and quickly escalated.
Deputies allege Pittman threw the contents of a water bottle, later identified as bleach, into the victim’s face. They say she then took a Taurus 9mm handgun from the victim’s vehicle, but a man at the home intervened and took the weapon from her. Pittman allegedly left the scene in a black 2018 Chevy Malibu…