Michigan police arrested a woman after she allegedly shoved a 10-year-old child’s face into a glass cookie display case and walked away while laughing.
The bizarre incident unfolded at the Somerset Mall in Troy last week.
Troy Police Captain Josh Jones said that the she was with a group of friends and a guardian when the girl “got pushed face-first into the display” at the Ms. Fields cookie shop.
The woman who attacked the girl allegedly laughed before walking away.
“That person kind of started laughing like it was a big joke, and then made their way through the mall,” Jones continued.
Police described the attack as “unprovoked and for no apparent reason.”
The girl’s guardian contacted security at the mall, and they used surveillance video to try to identify the attacker.
The woman accidentally aided the investigation by allegedly returning to the mall a day later in order to try to return an item to a store. Security officers and Troy police said they recognized her as the same woman who attacked the girl and she was arrested.
Police later identified the woman as 25-year-old Reanna Valentine of Detroit.
Valentine was charged with misdemeanor simple assault. She was released on a personal bond of $25,000 but ordered to be placed on a GPS tether. If convicted, she faces a fine of up to $500 and/or 93 days in jail.
WJBK-TV said they tried numerous times to get a comment from Valentine, but she did not respond. She is next scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 30.
The 10-year-old girl was not severely injured, only startled.
“I started crying and then she turns around, she starts laughing at me, and then she puts on her mask and runs away,” the girl said in an interview with WBK-TV.
Valentine is also banned from the mall.
Here’s a local news report about the arrest:
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