A 22-year-old woman has been arrested in Florida after she allegedly stabbed a pastor in the chest while drinking coffee at a coffee shop.
Officers with the St. Augustine Police Department detained Arieana Gibbs after she reportedly assaulted Father Matt Marino, senior pastor of Trinity Parish, around 8 a.m. on October 23.
Gibbs allegedly stopped his bike and approached Marino and his friend sitting at a table outside talking at Juniper Market.
She approached one of them, said “excuse me,” and then reportedly stabbed him below the collarbone, according to reports. Law and crime.
Officers with the St. Augustine Police Department detained Arieana Gibbs after she reportedly assaulted Father Matt Marino, senior pastor of Trinity Parish, around 8 a.m. on October 23.
Marino and his friend tried to fight off the attacker before she managed to get back on her bike and drive away.
The two men kicked the bicycle to try to stop it from leaving, but they were unsuccessful.
As a result, the pastor suffered a collapsed lung with internal bleeding and was treated at a Jacksonville hospital.
Within an hour, officials released photos from the scene and an old mug shot of Gibbs searching for her, identifying her as a “light-skinned black female approximately 5’3,100 pounds, last seen riding a black bicycle with an orange long-sleeved T-shirt.” , tie-dye pants and black backpack’ on Facebook.
She was soon arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and felony simple assault.
Within an hour, officials released photos from the scene and an old mug shot of Gibbs searching for her, identifying her as a “light-skinned black female approximately 5’3,100 pounds, last seen riding a black bicycle with an orange long-sleeved T-shirt.” ‘, tie-dye pants and black backpack’
He was dressed in clerical clothing when the stabbing occurred.
She is being held in the St. Johns County Jail without bond. A court date has not yet been set for her.
Officials also noted that the incident appears to have been “random” and that Gibbs and Marino did not know each other.
He was dressed in clerical clothing when the stabbing occurred.
Theo Glory, the owner of a coffee shop across the street, counted: ‘I was like a cold stone on the ground. The good Samaritans surrounding him put a jacket on him and waited for emergency vehicles.
‘Within minutes, we had six, seven police cars and fire trucks. And they did their job.”
The pastor is currently in stable condition.
As a result, the pastor suffered a collapsed lung with internal bleeding and was treated at a Jacksonville hospital. Pictured with his wife, Kari.
According to his arrest report, Gibbs had also attempted to stab a McDonald’s worker earlier that day.
Officials also noted that the incident appears to have been “random” and that Gibbs and Marino did not know each other. Pictured with his wife, Kari and son, Luke.
According to his arrest reportGibbs had also attempted to stab a McDonald’s worker earlier that day.
She was standing next to the soda machines at one of the fast food chains when an employee approached her.
Gibbs then turned to the victim and said, “Can you help me with something?”, grabbed the victim’s left arm with his right hand and pulled out a knife with his left hand.
The victim removed his arm and was able to escape before anything happened.
She is being held in the St. Johns County Jail without bond. A hearing date has not yet been set.