Woman arrested for allegedly throwing hot grits onto sleeping man
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. — A woman was charged with assault after police say she poured hot food on a sleeping man.
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Alexis Staton was charged with reckless endangerment and assault. (Prince George's County Sheriff's Office)
According to the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office, Alexis Staton allegedly dumped hot grits on a man while he was sleeping. When the man jumped out of bed, police say Staton hit him with a baseball bat.
A warrant states the man left the home with burns on his body and a bleeding head.
Staton was arrested and charged with second degree assault and reckless endangerment.