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It takes a Taser to stop naked knife-wielding woman's rampage
Jacksonville.com ^ | September 7, 2012 | Dan Scanlan

Posted on 09/08/2012 10:17:24 AM PDT by null and void

With a yell of “God is here, I’m going to repent,” a woman swung a butcher knife Wednesday afternoon at someone inside Teen Challenge.

She next stabbed a table before stripping down and attacking two cars. She had chased children with the blade before a Taser stopped her rampage.

Cheri Dana, a 42-year-old transient, has been jailed on charges of aggravated assault and criminal mischief. $90,000 bail.

The woman walked into Teen Challenge, an addiction treatment center, just before 1 p.m. and grabbed the knife off a counter. Yelling as she swung, she stabbed a table before running to the Jaguar Car Wash at 3366 Philips Highway, stripping as she went. Two men were inside a car there when she stabbed it.

The woman ran to Philips Auto at 3386 Philips Highway and stabbed a second car, then chased teens getting off a school bus with the knife. Police found the woman stabbing stairs with the knife and ordered her to drop it. When she refused and started toward two officers, one fired a Taser.

The woman was taken to Shands Jacksonville, then arrested, police said.

(Excerpt) Read more at jacksonville.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: florida
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To: umgud

Like a passerby trying, but failing, to avoid looking at an accident scene, I came to this thread hoping I would not see a picture of this woman. Let me continue scanning the comments...so far so good.


41 posted on 09/08/2012 2:45:38 PM PDT by moovova (Hope-ium...Time to kick the habit.)
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To: em2vn
Kids were getting off of the bus with a knife?

The word had apparently spread. It appears that radiation from a comet has allowed the souls of the denizens of hell to take over lawnmowers, buses, trucks, and cars. These kids were prepared.


42 posted on 09/08/2012 2:45:54 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 ( If you think I'm crazy, just wait until you talk to my invisible friend.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Two men were inside a car there when she stabbed it.

You might not believe this, but the statement is completely accurate. She stabbed the car. She stabbed many cars.

43 posted on 09/08/2012 2:47:34 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 ( If you think I'm crazy, just wait until you talk to my invisible friend.)
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To: GeronL
Very few people are “native” Floridians.ie I'm not,even after 25 years, but my daughter is, as she was born here.

We've always had a lot of tourists, some who decided to stay. Snowbirds, retirees, spring-breakers, Canadians, Cubans, Russians, New Yorkers etc.

Generally 3/4 of those who make the news of the weird here, originated elsewhere.
They heard the cost of living here is lower, but soon find out the price of drugs and alcohol remains the same.

It's truly a melting pot!

44 posted on 09/09/2012 3:14:59 PM PDT by sarasmom
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To: sarasmom

I can believe it.


45 posted on 09/09/2012 3:24:08 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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