Florida woman shoots at man trying to take mango

Lee County Sheriff’s Office

Lee County Sheriff’s Office


In a "typical Florida" story, a ripe mango sitting in the middle of the road lead to shots being fired at a vehicle in Lee County.

A man and woman were out celebrating their wedding anniversary when they spotted the fruit in the middle of the street.

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The man stopped his truck and approached the fruit when nearby home owner, 64-year-old Josefina Tometich of Fort Myers, began yelling at the man and threatened to shoot him if he touched the mango.

At the threat, the 49-year-old man returned to his truck and drove off, fruit-less, stated the Lee County's Sheriff's Office.

But when the couple stopped at a nearby intersection down the road, the truck's back window shattered and Tometich was seen walking behind the vehicle with a firearm that looked like a rifle.

The couple called 911 and deputies later found a pellet gun inside of Tometich's home.

She was arrested and later released a few hours later on a $7,500 bond.