By Staff Report
A Ponce De Leon woman was charged with multiple counts of child neglect and aggravated battery after a shooting on New Year’s Day.
Walton County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that deputies responded to Reddick Road in Ponce de Leon just after 7 p.m. regarding a shooting in which the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the upper left arm.
A witness told deputies the suspect, Ciara Croteau, 32, of Ponce de Leon tried to run him and the victim off the road around Seymore Drive and County Highway 3280.
The witness said as the sedan Croteau was driving approached their vehicle, a single shot was fired at their truck, striking the victim. They fled and the suspect continued to chase them until they arrived at a residence on BH Reddick Road in Ponce de Leon.
The release said after they arrived, Croteau backed out and fled the area at a high rate of speed. Deputies quickly located and detained Croteau. Her white Nissan sedan was also occupied and her four children all under the age of 13. The firearm was recovered and has been submitted as evidence.
Croteau was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, discharging a firearm from a vehicle and four counts of child neglect.
Hannah Collins 