TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A woman was sent to the hospital with multiple injuries after she was choked and hit in the head with a large bag of rocks in a Tallahassee carjacking.
Courtney Knight, 30, was arrested by the Tallahassee Police Department on Saturday.
On Sept. 17, at about 5:35 a.m., officers were called to Alight West Apartments on West Tennessee Street in response to a carjacking.
When officers arrived on scene, they made contact with the victim near the entrance of the complex. Officers saw the victim covered in blood and crying.
While talking with officers, the victim said she needed an ambulance and stated, "she did this to me, she hit me in the head with a bag of large rocks, here's her ID right here."
The victim then handed officers Knight's ID.
The victim told officers she went to Walmart on West Tennessee Street and while in the parking lot, she was approached by Knight who asked her for a ride.
According to the police report, the victim did not know Knight. Knight told the victim she got into an argument with her boyfriend and needed a ride to an apartment complex off of Tennessee Street.
The victim stated she reluctantly agreed and let Knight get into her car.
Knight gave the victim directions to the apartment complex and asked if the victim wanted to come inside for a moment.
The police report stated, when the victim got out of the car, she was immediately rushed by Knight, who hit her several times in the head with a large bag of rocks, knocking the victim to the ground.
Knight then got on top of the victim and began choking her. The victim stated she felt as if she was going to die and that she could not breathe.
Knight eventually got off of the victim, got into the victim's car, and drove off.
When the victim came to, she found Knight's ID and said the picture on the ID was Knight.
Officers stated the victim had two very large hematomas on her forehead and on the back of her head.
After the victim was taken to the hospital, officers spoke with nursing staff who said the victim received seven staples in her scalp and had a running suture on her forehead where there was a large cut.
Nursing staff also stated she is due to receive additional sutures in the back of her head.
Based on the evidence provided, Knight is being charged with armed carjacking and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Officers learned that Knight has also been charged with several other battery cases, aggravated battery with deadly weapon, and aggravated assault in the past.
She was taken to the Leon County Detention Facility and her bond has been set at $25,000.
