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Women spar with sword and machete [NC]
Rocky Mount Telegram [Rocky Mount, N.C.] ^ | December 17, 2004 | J. Eric Eckard

Posted on 12/17/2004 5:48:05 AM PST by Constitution Day

Friday, December 17, 2004

Women spar with sword and machete

By J. Eric Eckard

A spat between two children turned into a neighborhood duel, police said.

Rocky Mount police accused two women of attacking each other Wednesday morning at a school bus stop one armed with a sword and the other with a machete.

"They were swinging the sword and the machete at each other," said Rocky Mount police Sgt. Gerald Pipkin.

Both women Latecia Damita Anderson and Yolanda Nicole Braswell were charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Anderson, 29, of the 700 block of Ravenwood Drive and Braswell, 19, of the 600 block of Ravenwood Drive were released from custody under $1,000 bonds apiece.

The battle stemmed from a previous incident, in which Braswell's younger brother apparently struck Anderson's child in the eye with a rubber band on Tuesday either at their school or on the bus, Pipkin said. Shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday in front of Braswell's house, Anderson was on her child's bus when Braswell approached the bus armed with a machete, police charge.

"Anderson got off the bus, and a nearby person gave her a sword," said Pipkin, adding that it wasn't clear who gave Anderson the sword.

The two alleged combatants squared off, swinging their weapons at each other until officers arrived at the scene, police charge. Neither woman was hurt.

A third suspect also was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Marvin Rushard Braswell, 18, who lives at the same address as Yolanda Braswell, was accused of "hollering, shouting and encouraging the fight," police charge. He was released under a $500 bond. It's not known how the two were related.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: bfight; brawls; catfight; machete; northcarolina; princessbride; slapmatch; sword
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I think this is what happens when you watch "Kill Bill" one too many times....


1 posted on 12/17/2004 5:48:06 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day

That's some redneck action for ya!


2 posted on 12/17/2004 5:49:04 AM PST by Sam's Army (Never trust anyone that still wears an 80's surfer cut)
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To: Constitution Day

You need a Neighborhood Association dood...


3 posted on 12/17/2004 5:50:12 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim (I'm here because I'm not all there.)
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To: TheBigB; martin_fierro; Tijeras_Slim; Rebelbase; mhking

4 posted on 12/17/2004 5:50:15 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: Junior

A "you gotta read this" ping.


5 posted on 12/17/2004 5:50:46 AM PST by cjshapi
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To: cjshapi

In the end, there can be only one..


6 posted on 12/17/2004 5:51:21 AM PST by Armedanddangerous (Yep, ya caught me, ya caught the tater)
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To: Constitution Day

Latecia.........Yolanda.............hmmmmm; just guessing, but.......ummmm...........


No, I won't say it.


7 posted on 12/17/2004 5:51:32 AM PST by RightOnline
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To: Constitution Day
"Anderson got off the bus, and a nearby person gave her a sword," said Pipkin,...

Hmm. I guess Zorro just happened to be walking by.

8 posted on 12/17/2004 5:52:39 AM PST by ladtx ( "Remember your regiment and follow your officers." Captain Charles May, 2d Dragoons, 9 May 1846)
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To: Sam's Army

Redneck, no...I don't think so...


9 posted on 12/17/2004 5:52:46 AM PST by Mamzelle
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To: Constitution Day

My mom can beat up your mom!


10 posted on 12/17/2004 5:53:01 AM PST by Nick Danger (You've come a long way, baby.)
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To: Constitution Day

All they lacked was Snoop Dogg, two wet t-shirts and a video camera.


11 posted on 12/17/2004 5:53:02 AM PST by reagan_fanatic (Oh yeah - and F the french too!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
You need a Neighborhood Association dood...

Monthly meeting:


12 posted on 12/17/2004 5:53:05 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day

OK--explain the use of this object! My first thought is that it's for pruning shrubs...


13 posted on 12/17/2004 5:53:41 AM PST by Mamzelle
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Latecia Damita Anderson and Yolanda Nicole Braswell

Somebody needed to vote for Kerry in NC. And Edwards too, I guess.

14 posted on 12/17/2004 5:53:48 AM PST by L,TOWM (Liberals, The Other White Meat)
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To: Sam's Army
That's some redneck action for ya!

Not quite:
...Latecia Damita Anderson and Yolanda Nicole Braswell were charged with assault with a deadly weapon.

15 posted on 12/17/2004 5:54:01 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day

Catfight!


16 posted on 12/17/2004 5:54:15 AM PST by KidGlock (W-1)
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To: RightOnline

LOL, see #15.


17 posted on 12/17/2004 5:54:41 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: Xenalyte

I was curiously compelled to ping you to this thread.


18 posted on 12/17/2004 5:55:22 AM PST by asgardshill ("We march by day and read Xenophon by night.")
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To: Mamzelle
The Original WOODMAN'S PAL® machete

"A machete with the power of an axe"

The WOODMAN'S PAL® machete is designed to trim, prune, chop, split, blaze trails, brush out lines, clear campsites, chop firewood, split kindling, build hunting blinds or lean-to-shelters.

19 posted on 12/17/2004 5:55:53 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day

What ever happened to jell-o wrestling?


20 posted on 12/17/2004 5:56:23 AM PST by Spok
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