Florida Alligator Attack

Cops: Man battered girlfriend with three-foot reptile

JULY 19--A Florida man assaulted his girlfriend with a three-foot alligator during a domestic dispute Friday morning, according to cops. David Havennar, 41, was charged with battery for smacking girlfriend Nancy Monico in the ribs with the gator, who lived in a bathtub in Havennar's Port Orange home, according to the below Volusia County Sheriff's Office report. Monico told deputies that she did not know why Havennar (pictured below)



had an alligator in his bathtub, but claimed her beau was "torturing" the reptile. However, an examination of the reptile--which was seized by state wildlife officials--showed no signs of abuse.



photo of the gator in the tub. Monico, on the other hand, suffered minor injuries to her lip, legs, and back area, according to investigators. For his part, Havennar claimed that Monico started the 9 AM dustup when she "bit him on the hand because she was mad about being out of alcohol." The Florida attack now joins our "animals-as-weapons" menagerie which includes an assault with a deadly fish and a very creative use of the family cat. (see next story)

I think that story is from last year. It sounds that old anyways.

Meet Joy Metz. The 50-year-old Minnesota woman (aka Joy Grover) was recently arrested by St. Paul police for allegedly trying to croak her 57-year-old husband. According to this Ramsey County criminal complaint, Ms. Metz made several attempts to off her husband (investigators claim she wanted to use Bruce Metz's life insurance policy to pay off her gambling debts). "I'm just mad at him because of my gambling problem. I'm going to kill him," Metz told cops. While Joy faces up to 20 years in prison if found guilty, the Metz family pussy will not be charged for its role in the homicide plot.