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Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Florida Karen Arrested After This Alleged Atrocious Act Toward Two Black Kids Blowing Bubbles
Really? The one harmless thing children can do has now been subject to the wrath of a Karen tirade: blowing bubbles. One Florida woman targeted her tantrum toward two little Black kids but police say she used a nonlethal weapon that escalated the whole ordeal. Ada Anderson, 81, was arrested in connection to the Monday evening incident. The Marion County Sheriff's Office said they responded to a disturbance at a home on Pine Court Drive in Ocala, Fl. There, April Morant told police she and her daughters were in their driveway playing with bubbles when Anderson approached them behind the fence separating their homes. The woman told police the woman sprayed 'bear mace' at them and spat racial slurs while doing so, per ClickOrlando's report. Anderson told the cops Morant's daughters, three and six years old, were running up and down the fence yelling at her when she stepped out of her home and sprayed them. However, she claimed the liquid didn't touch them because she was 40 feet away from them, the report says. Nevertheless, Morant told the cops she and her daughters suffered lung issues and nose pain from inhaling the pepper spray and police found splatters of the liquid all over their property on their side of the fence. Also, Morant tells ClickOrlando her neighbor's behavior has been like this since moving to the neighborhood back in November. 'She tells us every day, like, an everyday occurrence, every day since we've been here, we don't belong here. And we are monkeys. And she calls us the N-word. So, it's always something. So, I know she's doing whatever she can to make me move,' Morant told reporters. The last crazy Karen incident we've seen in Ocala was in 2024 when 60-year-old Susan Lorincz shot and killed Black mother Ajike Owens who knocked on her door demanding answers to the accusations of throwing a pair of roller skates at her kids as they played. Lorincz argued self-defense but was still found guilty of felony manslaughter and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Despite Anderson's argument in this situation, she was arrested on a felony battery charge but bonded out of county jail. Records show she previously faced charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapons and stalking. She also faces a restraining order filed by Morant on behalf of herself and her daughters, the report says.
Newsweek
3 days ago
- Newsweek
Florida Woman Uses Bear Mace on 3-Year-Old Over Blowing Bubbles: Police
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. An 81-year-old Florida woman has been arrested and accused of using bear mace against her 3- and 6-year-old neighbor's children after they were blowing bubbles in their own driveway. Ada Anderson was taken into custody following the incident on May 30, 2025, in Ocala in northern Florida, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office's (MCSO) probable cause arrest affidavit. Anderson is also accused of spraying bear mace at the girls' mother, April Morant, who told authorities that Anderson, who is white, also yelled racial slurs at the children, who are Black, during the incident. The MCSO has been contacted via email for comment. Ada Anderson at Marion County Jail. Ada Anderson at Marion County Jail. Marion County Sheriff's Office Why It Matters According to physicians, the use of pepper spray on children—which is weaker than bear mace can lead to lasting physical, neurological, and psychological damage. The chemical irritants can impact a child's developing lungs causing asthma, and can lead to nerve damage if it enters the brain. Being pepper sprayed can also lead to lasting psychological trauma. What To Know According to Anderson's arrest report, the children were blowing bubbles in their driveway when the suspect walked over to the fence separating their two properties. She then pulled out the bear mace and sprayed the children and their mother, per police. Anderson used the n-word while spraying the family, Morant told police. Morant also told police this is not the first time they have been subjected to racial slurs from Anderson. She provided video evidence of this to the MCSO. Morant told the MCSO that she and her children were hit with the spray and that her lungs were in pain. The 6-year-old child told police her nose hurt from the spray, and the 3-year-old was not interviewed by police. Officer Wesley Kenny, who filed the affidavit, said he observed an orange/brown substance on the fence, and that deputies on the scene experienced irritation when smelling the substance. He identified the substance to be pepper spray based on his experience in the field. The terms pepper spray and bear mace are used interchangeably in the affidavit, despite them being two different substances. It is unclear at this time which was used. The affidavit also states that Anderson told police the girls were yelling at her from their fence, so she sprayed the substance at the girls. She said they were not hit by it. What People Are Saying April Morant told WSAZ: "Bubbles. Literally, the bubbles put [Anderson] in a whole other arena, whatever was going on with her mind. What went through my head is I thought she had a gun, so I literally kind of jumped, like it startled me…I didn't know what was in her hand…and then she sprayed it." What Happens Next Anderson is being charged with three counts of battery in the second degree. The second-degree aspect of the charge is because the alleged attack was racially motivated. She has posted bond for her charges after initially being held at the Marion County Jail. Morant is attempting to get a restraining order against her, according to WSAZ.
