POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Sunday morning in Waverly took a violent turn when a 30-year-old Deltona woman allegedly attacked a resident with bleach and a firearm before striking a deputy with her car while trying to escape.
Amber Setiva Pittman now faces a long list of felony charges following the February 22nd incident that began at 5:00 a.m. on Avenue C.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies were dispatched to a home after a 911 caller reported a battery in progress. While units were en route, dispatchers warned them that the suspect had already fled the scene in a black 2018 Chevy Malibu.
A deputy spotted the car on Hodge Street and pulled Pittman over, but the encounter quickly escalated. As the deputy tried to take her into custody, Pittman reportedly sped away, hitting the deputy with the side of her vehicle. Fortunately, the deputy did not sustain injuries.
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Back at the residence, the victim told investigators a harrowing story. According to her account, Pittman showed up uninvited and immediately sparked a verbal fight. During the heat of the argument, Pittman allegedly threw the contents of a water bottle into the victim’s face. Investigators later identified the liquid as bleach. The victim stated that Pittman then began physically hitting her and explicitly threatened to kill her.
The situation turned even more dangerous when Pittman allegedly walked back to her Malibu to grab a Taurus 9mm handgun. A man who was present at the house managed to intervene and take the gun away from her, which prompted Pittman to flee the area before deputies arrived.
Her flight didn’t last long, however; deputies managed to stop her vehicle a second time about a mile down the road from the initial traffic stop, where she was finally arrested.
Pittman was transported to the Sheriff’s Processing Center and is currently facing several charges, including Aggravated Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Assault, Battery, Fleeing to Elude, and Resisting without Violence.
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