A Leesburg woman was arrested early Saturday night after allegedly slashing another woman with a boxcutter.
Police were dispatched to the intersection of South East Street and Ferguson Avenue. On the way to that location they received a description of the alleged attacker and detained her near the crime scene.
The victim of the attack drove over to the officers’ location She told the officers that 59-year-old Sharon L. Woods had gotten into an argument with her as Woods was walking past her car. Woods claims the victim had said to a third party, “That’s why the bald headed bitch doesn’t have anywhere to stay,” according to the Leesburg officer’s arrest report. The victim claimed Woods slashed her on her left leg by reaching into the victim’s car and slashing her left leg with a boxcutter. The officers saw a seven-inch cut on the victim’s left calf and a half-inch cut on her left thigh. They also took pictures of blood in the woman’s car and on her driveway.
Woods was placed under arrest and processed at the Leesburg Police Department where she was charged with aggravated battery with bodily harm and burglary to an automobile with battery. She was taken to the Lake County Jail. She was released after posting $10,000 bond.
