Woman mashed by mashed potatoes, boyfriend charged with battery South Floridians will turn anything into a weapon, even comfort food. A Port St. Lucie man found himself behind bars after he tossed a bowl of mashed potatoes at his girlfriend during an argument last week, police said. Darren J. Baker faces domestic battery charges after the tater tussle that left his girlfriend with bruises and swelling on her face and mashed potatoes in her hair. The victim claimed she was making dinner when she got into an argument with Baker after she didn't take him to a recycling center, according...