An illegal immigrant woman from Finland is accused of hurling hot coffee at a baby, its mother, and a dog during an altercation in New Smyrna, Florida, last week, The Daily Wire has learned.
Nina Kristina Jaaskelainen, 54, allegedly yelled at the mother for having her dog off leash before she threw the coffee at them, according to WKMG. The illegal immigrant claimed that she threw the coffee on the dog because it agitated her own dog, while the mother, baby, and their pet were on her property.
Jaaskelainen first came to the United States on a tourist visa in April 1999 and was required to leave by July that same year, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire. However, she ignored her visa expiration and remained in the country for 26 years.
“For over TWO DECADES, Jaaskelainen has been in our country illegally, skirting the law without consequence. Now, this unhinged individual has assaulted a baby, a mother, and their family dog,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement shared with The Daily Wire.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has since lodged a detainer with the Volusia County Jail to ensure that Jaaskelainen is handed over to the feds and processed for deportation, DHS said.
The Volusia County sheriff’s office cooperates with federal immigration authorities, making it all the more likely that Jaaskelainen won’t be released onto the streets.
Jaaskelainen admitted that she threw the coffee at the dog, while denying that she intentionally did so to the mother and baby, according to WKMG. She later pleaded not guilty, according to Fox 34.
She now faces two counts of battery, according to WKMG.
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