Florida mom beats up daughter's rival at school
Arrested: Ernstlatta LaFrance, 30, was arrested on Tuesday after a Monday incident in which she allegedly beat up her daughter's 17-year-old 'rival'
A Florida mom has been arrested after allegedly beating up a 17-year-old girl outside a high school before stealing her phone, then later breaking her finger and attacking her car with an ax.
Ernstlatta LaFrance, 30, turned up at Carol City Senior High School on Monday and attacked the girl, who was her daughter's 'rival', police said.
That was the first of two brutal confrontations that ended with the high-school student injured, shots fired, and LaFrance gloating on Facebook that nobody should 'mess' with her child, they added.
LaFrance appeared before the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, Family Division on Tuesday.
The feud began when LaFrance's daughter got into a fight with other girls at the Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition, the Miami Herald reported.
Footage seen on NBC Miami shows a group of youths clashing violently amid the colorful lights of the fairground.
Video courtesy ABC Local 10 News
Punching: LaFrance (seen left in court) allegedly punched the girl repeatedly in the face outside Carol City Senior High School on Monday, then stole her phone
LaFrance then got revenge outside the school by pulling the girl by the hair and repeatedly punching her face, then stealing her cell phone, police alleged.
But things escalated when the girl drove to LaFrance's home in Opa-locka to get her phone back, the court heard.
LaFrance then 'took a stick and struck the victim’s right hand,' an officer wrote. The teen suffered a broken finger.
The 30-year-old then attacked the girl's car with an ax, the court heard. And it got worse.
LaFrance's girlfriend, Erlisa Evans, 28, then exited the home and fired a gun three times into the air, an arrest report said.
Attack: The girl tried to get it, but was attacked again and Erliza Evans (left) LaFrance's partner, fired shots, police said. The grudge began after LaFrance's daughter fought at a fair (right)
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ShareLaFrance also posted a video of the fight on Facebook, warning 'those messing with her daughter to be aware,' the report said.
'The defendant also bragged on Facebook telling the victim that suffering two black eyes was not the end and she would use a gun,' the officer wrote in the arrest report.
LaFrance was arrested on Tuesday.
The mom now faces a number of charges including strong-armed robbery, child abuse and aggravated battery and was held on a $38,000 bond.
Judge Mindy Glazer reduced the bond to $6,000 but gave LaFrance a stern warning. 'I see how old you are,' she said, 'it's time to act your age, not your shoe size.'
Evans was also arrested and is now facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and firing a gun into the air.
Fights: The first fight occurred outside a school (left); the second outside LaFrance's home (right), police said. LaFrance is being held on bond. Evans was also charged
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