Woman Accused of Basil Attack During Meat Flap Jailed in PSL Incident

TCPalm ^ | August 18, 2011 | Will Greenlee

[nickcarraway]

A woman accused of throwing a basil plant at her husband after a meat-related argument was arrested on a misdemeanor charge, according to a recently released police report.

Accused herb hurler Andrea Antoine-Pierre, 52, was jailed on a battery (domestic) charge Monday following an apparent culinary confrontation with her spouse at their home in the 600 block of Southwest Curtis Street in Port St. Lucie.

Antoine-Pierre's 60-year-old husband told Port St. Lucie police he was in the kitchen preparing food when his wife got home.

"They then began to argue about what type of meat was supposed to be cooked," the report states.

The report didn't specify whether the meat was beef, poultry, pork, fish or some sort of crustacean.

As the husband walked away during the dispute, Antoine-Pierre stands accused of throwing a potted basil plant at her husband's back, hitting his left shoulder.

Basil, an aromatic herb often associated with Italian and Thai cuisine, is not often used as a weapon.

Antoine-Pierre's husband got past his wife. While outside, Antoine-Pierre reportedly got rocks from the garden and tossed them at her husband, but the rocks didn't hit him.

Antoine-Pierre told police she argued with her husband over dinner. She said he called her mom a liar.

"Upon hearing this Ms. Pierre admitted to picking up the plant and throwing it on the ground not on her husband," the report states.

Asked to explain how dirt got on her husband's back, Antoine-Pierre said "it must have bounced off the ground."

Antoine-Pierre also said she lobbed rocks in her husband's "general direction" but didn't hit him.

Antoine-Pierre's 26-year-old stepson said Antoine-Pierre threw a plant in his father's direction but couldn't determine whether it hit him.

As for the potted basil plant, police took a photo of it in the trash can.

[Lurker]

+1

[IYellAtMyTV]

I think they were charged with coriandery

[eastforker]

You in heap big trouble now girl.

[Rio]

Seems to me like the husband here was being a pesto, so he deserved it.

[basil]

No, Laz—the woman was the atacker-—

[basil]

I’m never in trouble, Eastforker—you know my motto: stay safe, stay armed—LOL!

[mrreaganaut]

Basil, an aromatic herb often associated with Italian and Thai cuisine, is not often used as a weapon.

Don't get any ideas, dear.

[joe fonebone]

now we are gonna get peppered with these puns all day...

[ken in texas]

Let's see... in the headline we have:
- Basil Attack
- Meat Flap
- Jailed

Do we have a "Strange Headline" ping list?

[Moonman62]

Floriduh stories on FR here.

Which is where I found this

Man Throws Potatoes at Woman in Walmart, Police Say

[ApplegateRanch]

Andrea? Shoulda named this nut Meg.

[ApplegateRanch]

Let’s see... in the headline we have:
- Basil Attack
- Meat Flap
- Jailed
Do we have a “Strange Headline” ping list?

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Usually that comes under the Not-A-Ping List.

[reaganaut]

I can see us having this fight, which would also explain why you don’t let me keep herb plants in the house.

[Slings and Arrows]

"WHERE'S THE BEEF?"

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

He was lucky. She could have thrown rocket.

(Known as arugula to you in the USA)

[Slings and Arrows]

If you throw Rocket, TheOldLady will not be pleased.

[TheOldLady]

If you throw my Rocket, I won't be harmless at all.

[dayglored]

> Note to Scripps: “Meat flap” has slang connotations that you might not particularly have intended in a family newspaper.

That was my first thought also ("Bad dayglored! No biscuit for you!"). I read and re-read that headline, and could not imagine what the meat flap had done to warrant being sent to jail in PSL, or why the woman would attack the meat flap with basil. Though I suppose the herb could be considered a feminine hygiene aid of some sort... Back in college I knew a girl who... nevermind.