Seven Women Charged after Brawl Over Man

JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville Police Department officers Christopher Bell and Jonathan Shobert arrested seven women Sunday afternoon who descended upon Nu Time Truck Stop at 729 Frankston St. to brawl about a man. Soni Brooks (pictured), Terrie Dirck, Brittany Spink, Elizabeth Cova, Skyla Singleton, and Christina Thornton, ranging from ages 20 to 38, were each charged with riot participation and bail was set at $1,000. Shana Darty, age 19, incurred additional charges for threatening to injure nearby witnesses and failure to provide accurate information to authorities. Authorities set Darty’s bail at $10,000 for threatening retaliation, and $1,000 for falsifying information, according to police reports. JPD Detective James Oden said the feud began earlier in the afternoon when Thornton and Brooks exchanged threatening text messages. “Soni had been bragging about sleeping with Christina’s ‘baby daddy,’ as they call it in Jacksonville,” Oden said.

The altercation began around 4 p.m. when a white car pulled into the first pump, said Nu Time Truck Stop worker Javed Ahmed. A woman dressed in black emerged from the car and began stirring up controversy with another customer. Ahmed said shortly thereafter another car pulled up to the gas station, and more women emerged to join the fight. The fighting subsided when the police arrived, but re-ignited after a few minutes. “You’ve got to know this crowd. They’re frequent flyers. We get a report on one of them every week. Common sense is not their strong suit,” Oden said. Ahmed said the altercation lasted approximately 10 minutes, and within 25 minutes, it was over. “They were all regular customers,” Ahmed said.