Mother's Desperate Attempt to Exchange Info Turns Violent, Ending in Aggravated Assault Charge
A Texas woman has been charged with aggravated assault after pulling out a gun on a man who got into a car accident with her family member. The incident occurred on January 1st when the man was driving on Westpark Drive when his car was hit from behind by a blue Chevrolet pickup truck with no license plates.
The pickup truck then fled the scene, prompting the man to follow it for several minutes in an attempt to exchange information with the driver. A silver Toyota Camry intervened, and a woman got out of the vehicle, pointing a 9mm gun at the man. She allegedly claimed that he was chasing her daughter and had hit her.
The woman demanded the man's information at gunpoint before eventually returning to her car. However, the man reportedly fled the scene, fearing for his life. Harris County detectives reached out to the woman on January 14th, who identified herself as Crystal Melendez.
In interviews with detectives, Melendez claimed that she intercepted a pursuit involving her son and acted out of fear due to prior unrelated shooting incidents involving her family members. However, she denied exiting her car or pointing the gun at the victim. The court records show that Melendez admitted to having removed a handgun from her waistband during the incident.
Melendez has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and is currently being held in the Harris County Jail, awaiting arraignment.
A Texas woman has been charged with aggravated assault after pulling out a gun on a man who got into a car accident with her family member. The incident occurred on January 1st when the man was driving on Westpark Drive when his car was hit from behind by a blue Chevrolet pickup truck with no license plates.
The pickup truck then fled the scene, prompting the man to follow it for several minutes in an attempt to exchange information with the driver. A silver Toyota Camry intervened, and a woman got out of the vehicle, pointing a 9mm gun at the man. She allegedly claimed that he was chasing her daughter and had hit her.
The woman demanded the man's information at gunpoint before eventually returning to her car. However, the man reportedly fled the scene, fearing for his life. Harris County detectives reached out to the woman on January 14th, who identified herself as Crystal Melendez.
In interviews with detectives, Melendez claimed that she intercepted a pursuit involving her son and acted out of fear due to prior unrelated shooting incidents involving her family members. However, she denied exiting her car or pointing the gun at the victim. The court records show that Melendez admitted to having removed a handgun from her waistband during the incident.
Melendez has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and is currently being held in the Harris County Jail, awaiting arraignment.
. I mean, pulling out a gun on someone who got into an accident? That's crazy talk! She thought she was protecting her family, but really she put herself and others at risk. And now she's facing charges for it 
. It's like, I get that she's scared, but there are better ways to handle the situation than resorting to violence. And what's with the gun? Was it even loaded? 
The silver lining is that this incident did lead to a warning about unlicensed drivers on the road, so maybe something good came out of it 
. Anyway, I hope Melendez gets the help she needs and learns to deal with her fears in a healthier way 
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I cant believe this woman pulled out a gun on some poor guy who just got into an accident with her family member's car... like what was she thinking? 
She was all upset because her son might have been involved in the accident, but instead of calling the cops or staying calm, she went full Glock 
. Now she's facing charges for aggravated assault and I gotta say, I'm not surprised. The fact that she claimed she was protecting her daughter but actually ended up pointing a gun at someone else just raises more questions than answers 
And now she's being charged with aggravated assault? I feel so bad for the guy who was driving and just wanted to exchange info with the mom of his daughter. 
. And what if he hadn't been so calm and just had run away? Would she have shot him or what? 
. Anyway, I hope Melendez gets help and learns to manage her emotions better... and maybe take a self-defense class or two 
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. But what really gets me is how quickly things escalated 
. I'm sure if they had just sat down and talked like civilized humans, none of this would've happened.
. And yeah, the charges are pretty severe for what she's accused of 
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. and now she's in more trouble than ever with an aggravated assault charge 
and to make matters worse, the lady thinks she was right to do so because of some past incidents involving her family members... but wasn't she supposed to report the accident or call the cops like everyone else?!?! 
. it's like, i get that she was scared or whatever, but there are always better ways to handle the situation than resorting to violence. and what's really concerning is that she's saying she did it because of some past shooting incidents involving her own family members... that sounds super messed up 
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his daughter might've gotten in the car but that doesn't give her owner the right to pull a gun 
this is so scary what if someone thought they were protecting their loved one but ended up putting themselves and others at risk... 
i can understand that she was scared and all, but pulling out a gun? that's just not the answer... maybe there should be better ways to handle these situations like calling the cops or getting the license plate number without having to resort to violence... 
her son must be SHOOK right now... and what if someone ELSE had been driving that truck?!? 
it's not worth risking your life over some info...
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