Woman accused of striking man in the head, causing him disability in Broward

Broward Sheriff's Office deputies were holding Maria Donetta McCutcheon at the North Broward Bureau detention center in Pompano Beach. She is facing an attempted murder charge. (BSO, Google Street View)

A 51-year-old woman stands accused Wednesday of hitting a man in the head so hard that she caused him a disability, according to an arrest warrant.

Detectives accused Maria Donetta McCutcheon of attacking the victim with a “blunt object” on Jan. 4, in Fort Lauderdale and stealing $4,600 in cash and property valued at $750.

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Broward County Circuit Judge Marina Garcia-Wood issued an arrest warrant on Jan. 7, and police officers arrested McCutheon on Jan. 10.

Inmate records show McCutcheon was at the North Broward Bureau detention center Wednesday in Pompano Beach without bond.

McCutcheon has a long arrest record that goes back over three decades and includes drugs and weapons charges in Broward County.

McCutcheon was 19 when she was arrested three times for resisting arrest in Fort Lauderdale. She was 21 when Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested her for theft.

McCutcheon was 28 when Margate police officers arrested her for theft and fraud and the court moved the cases to mental health court.

McCutcheon was 32 when Fort Lauderdale police officers arrested her for carrying concealed weapons. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies also arrested her for cocaine possession

McCutcheon was 33 when Lauderhill police officers arrested her for uttering forged bills. She was 36 when a man accused her of domestic violence, and Fort Lauderdale police officers arrested her for cocaine possession, carrying a concealed weapon, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

McCutcheon was 40 when she was back in mental health court for armed robbery. She was 46 when Fort Lauderdale police officers arrested her for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Five years later, McCutcheon was behind bars again. On Monday, prosecutors charged her with attempted murder, aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability, and armed robbery.

McCutcheon has a competency hearing on March 19. Court records show Broward County Circuit Judge Tim Bailey is set to preside over the case.


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