http://www.thepassinglane.ca/2010/01/parking-spot-rage-leads-to-ice-pick-attack.html
By David Menzies
Caitlen Watkins of Springfield, Missouri has the cutest little baby face. And truth be told, the little darling doesn’t look a day over 12. But looks can be deceiving. For starters, Watkins is 18. And this is one gal whose DNA is a tad short in the “sugar ’n spice and everything nice” department.
Indeed, the newly-licensed driver apparently has a temper that makes Bobby Knight look like a Wal-Mart greeter. Especially when it comes to perceived breaches in parking lot etiquette.
Case in point: just a few days before Christmas, Watkins got into a “dispute” with another motorist over a parking spot. Apparently, Watkins believed the spot belonged to her, although she was a tad too tardy in claiming the cherished piece of asphalt.
A few de rigueur heated words were exchanged. And then Baby Face Watkins did what any teenaged gal would do when denied: namely, she stabbed the man behind the wheel of the other car six times with a 5-inch ice pick. (Question: why is a teenager carrying around an ice pick to begin with?)
Eyewitnesses provided the police with a description and Watkins’ licence plate number. When she was subsequently pulled over, sure enough, the ice pick was still in her car. (Which begs another query: doesn’t Watkins watch any TV crime dramas? Even young offenders are savvy enough to know that incriminating evidence should be ditched ASAP.)
According to court documents, the other driver, who hasn’t been named, suffered a punctured kidney and at time of posting was still recovering in the hospital.
Watkins is now charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, making her yuletide holiday, like, a total bummer, like...
A judge has set Watkins’ bond at $75,000.
Indeed, things don’t look very promising for Watkins, who is surely headed to the cooler once she has her day in court. Nevertheless, here’s hoping some of the hardened harpies at the state pen don’t take too much of a liking to Baby Face Watkins. After all, she won’t have her trusty ice pick with her when residing at the crowbar hotel.
By David Menzies
Caitlen Watkins of Springfield, Missouri has the cutest little baby face. And truth be told, the little darling doesn’t look a day over 12. But looks can be deceiving. For starters, Watkins is 18. And this is one gal whose DNA is a tad short in the “sugar ’n spice and everything nice” department.
Indeed, the newly-licensed driver apparently has a temper that makes Bobby Knight look like a Wal-Mart greeter. Especially when it comes to perceived breaches in parking lot etiquette.
Case in point: just a few days before Christmas, Watkins got into a “dispute” with another motorist over a parking spot. Apparently, Watkins believed the spot belonged to her, although she was a tad too tardy in claiming the cherished piece of asphalt.
A few de rigueur heated words were exchanged. And then Baby Face Watkins did what any teenaged gal would do when denied: namely, she stabbed the man behind the wheel of the other car six times with a 5-inch ice pick. (Question: why is a teenager carrying around an ice pick to begin with?)
Eyewitnesses provided the police with a description and Watkins’ licence plate number. When she was subsequently pulled over, sure enough, the ice pick was still in her car. (Which begs another query: doesn’t Watkins watch any TV crime dramas? Even young offenders are savvy enough to know that incriminating evidence should be ditched ASAP.)
According to court documents, the other driver, who hasn’t been named, suffered a punctured kidney and at time of posting was still recovering in the hospital.
Watkins is now charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, making her yuletide holiday, like, a total bummer, like...
A judge has set Watkins’ bond at $75,000.
Indeed, things don’t look very promising for Watkins, who is surely headed to the cooler once she has her day in court. Nevertheless, here’s hoping some of the hardened harpies at the state pen don’t take too much of a liking to Baby Face Watkins. After all, she won’t have her trusty ice pick with her when residing at the crowbar hotel.
