Latina Accused in Machete Attack

(Palm Beach County, Florida) A 22-year-old local woman, Ana Celly Rodriguez De Jesus, was arrested this week for allegedly attacking her ex-boyfriend with a deadly weapon, a machete, during a domestic dispute.

Rodriguez De Jesus faces a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

When the deputy arrived, a 20-year-old man said that he had been involved in a verbal and physical argument with his ex-girlfriend, Rodriguez, over money. He said that Rodriguez had hit him with a wooden stick, scratched his face and bit his arm, the report stated.

He then said that Rodriguez grabbed a machete and chased him outside, where she cut his arm. The deputy noted that man had scratches to his face, a bite mark on his arm and a 3-inch cut where he claimed to have been struck with the machete.

Rodriguez De Jesus was booked into custody at the Palm Beach County Jail without bond.