Volusia County woman threw coffee on mother, baby in dog leash dispute, deputies say

Deputies say woman threw coffee on mother, baby in leash dispute

A Volusia County woman is facing battery charges after she threw coffee on a mother and her baby during a dispute over a dog leash, according to deputies. According to the arrest affidavit, deputies also contacted ICE, determining the woman is in the country illegally. She is now subject to deportation, and a detainer has been placed on her.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - A Volusia County woman is facing battery charges after she threw coffee on a mother and her baby during a dispute over a dog leash, according to deputies. 

According to the arrest affidavit, deputies also contacted ICE, determining the woman is in the country illegally. She is now subject to deportation and a detainer has been placed on her. 

What we know:

The confrontation happened Friday morning on Quail Ranch Road in New Smyrna Beach, according to a report from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. 

A mother told deputies she was walking with her son and her dog at 8:20 a.m. on Nov. 14 near a residence when a woman – later identified as Nina Jaaskelainen, of Finland – on the property began yelling at her because the mother's dog wasn’t on a leash. 

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Jaaskelainen threw coffee on the mother's dog, the woman told deputies. During the argument between the two women, Jaaskelainen allegedly threw coffee on the woman and her son, an arrest affidavit said. 

The mother recorded the incident, showing Jaaskelainen with a coffee mug in her hand while arguing with the woman. The deputy said the mother, her son and her dog also had dried coffee on them. 

Jaaskelainen told deputies that she threw coffee on the mother's dog, but she denied intentionally throwing coffee on the woman and her baby. 

Jaaskelainen was arrested and charged with battery. She was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach.