Dade City Woman Accused Of Choking, Biting Ex-Boyfriend

DADE CITY, FL -- A 38-year-old Dade City woman is being held at the Land O' Lakes Detention Center without bond after being accused of choking and biting her ex-boyfriend.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, Helena Rena Billingsly was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon on Sunday, March 31, after she encountered her former boyfriend at the intersection of Whitehouse and Futch streets in Dade City.

Deputies said she demanded money from him and, when he wouldn't comply, she pushed him to the ground, began choking him around the neck and biting his forearm, and then tried to steal his wallet out of his pocket. Deputies said when Billingsly failed to get his wallet, she took his cellphone.

She has a previous conviction for battery and stealing a cellphone.