AVENTURA, Fla. — Authorities in Aventura arrested a 42-year-old woman after they said she allegedly pulled out a gun during a parking lot dispute.
It happened on Wednesday around 1:55 p.m. outside the Target located at 21265 Biscayne Blvd.
According to police, the victim was sitting inside her car outside the store, which was backed in, when the suspect, Kiara Johnson, parked in the next spot over.
Police said the victim moved her car over so that Johnson didn’t hit her car when opening her door, and that after doing so, Johnson “began cursing at her (and) calling her obscenities.”
That’s when, according to an arrest form, Johnson took a gun out of her purse and told the victim “I got that s--- on me.”
The victim never got out of her vehicle and instead left the area and called 911.
Responding officers were speaking with the victim when they said Johnson came out of the store and was detained, at which time she admitted to having a gun inside her purse.
However, police said Johnson denied threatening the victim with the gun and said the victim had threatened to slap her, but said she never took her gun out of her purse.
According to an arrest form, the victim was able to tell officers what the gun looked like, while Johnson said it was unknown if the victim was able to see the gun inside her purse.
Additionally, police said after conducting a records check, there was no record for the gun that Johnson had in her purse.
Johnson is facing a felony charge of aggravated assault with a firearm. As of Thursday morning, she was being held behind bars at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $5,500 bond.
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