The Orlando Police Department has just released a new report to KnightNews.com regarding an incident in downtown Orlando that involved a UCF student being choked and slammed to the ground.
The report says that based on the permanent injuries to the victim and the defendants contributing factors that led to her injuries, probable cause exists to charge the defendant with Aggravated Battery.
At large charges will be filed with the State Attorneys Office, the report states.
The defendant’s name has not been released by police.
Monai Willett was in downtown Orlando with a fellow UCF student on Tuesday and at the end of the night they stopped at a pizza restaurant. That’s when it is reported that Willett got into an argument with a man over a minor accident with her car.
A video posted online shows a man grabbing Willett by the neck and choking her until she passes out. He then throws her to the ground, breaking several of her teeth.
Police initially had spoke with the man in the video but did not arrest him. They did not know video evidence existed at the time.
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