Crime & Safety
Woman Attacks Man’s Truck with Hammer after Facebook ‘Like’: Middletown Police
The man told police that the woman, the mother of his child, was upset that a girl he had cheated on her with "liked" a happy birthday post.
MIDDLETOWN, CT — Upset over a “like” on her boyfriend’s Facebook page, a Middletown woman is accused of smashing his truck with a hammer, according to police.
Yorka McKnight, 27, was charged after police responded to her Ridge Road home shortly after 12 noon on Tuesday on the report of a domestic dispute.
Responding officers found the victim standing by his truck in the driveway with the front windshield smashed in multiple places, the driver’s window smashed out, and the driver’s side scratched all the way down, according to the police report.
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The man told police that McKnight, his child’s mother, woke him up by yelling about something on Facebook. He said that it was his birthday and one of his friends posted a happy birthday comment.
He then told police that a girl he had cheated on McKnight with in the past, posted a “like” on the happy birthday comment.
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An argument started between the two and it escalated, police said.
McKnight is accused of then taking a hammer out of the man’s toolbox and “assaulting” the truck, including smashing the front windshield, driver’s side window and scratching the entire driver’s side of the truck, according to the police report.
The man also had a small scratch on his forehead but told police he was unsure of how it happened.
Police said the two had been in a relationship for about 13 years and have a 9-year-old daughter together. They moved into the residence together about a week ago with the intent to purchase it, according to the report.
No children were present during the attack on the truck, police said.
After the incident, the man agreed with McKnight that he should get all of his belongings and move back with his parents and not return to the residence.
McKnight was charged with third-degree criminal mischief and second-degree breach of peace. She was released at the scene and was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, Aug. 3.
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