Waldo Woman Arrested After Gas Station Threat with Vehicle

GAINESVILLE – A Waldo woman was arrested late Friday after authorities said she threatened to run over a man with her car and threw a drink on him during a confrontation at a gas station.

According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded after receiving reports of a disturbance at the Circle K located at 5200 N.E. Waldo Road around 6:20 p.m. on Sept. 19, 2025.

Investigators said 33-year-old Jaquaila Rachelle Lee had parked her vehicle in a way that blocked other drivers from moving through the lot. When a store employee asked her to move, she reportedly became upset and began arguing with the employee.

During the argument, another customer maneuvered around Lee’s vehicle to reach a fuel pump, reportedly remarking on the delay. Lee allegedly drove up beside the man’s car, got out, and confronted him. Before returning to her vehicle, she is accused of picking up a drink and throwing it at him, striking both the man and his vehicle.

The incident did not end there. Witnesses told deputies that as the victim moved through the lot, Lee got back into her vehicle, initially heading toward the northern exit. As the man approached her vehicle holding his phone, apparently recording or taking photos, Lee allegedly turned her car around and drove toward him. She stopped short before striking him, then repositioned her vehicle and repeated the action, again stopping just before contact.

The victim told deputies that Lee also made threats to kill him while reaching inside her vehicle during the confrontation. Several witnesses confirmed that Lee appeared to use her vehicle in a threatening manner and that she made verbal threats.

A friend eventually convinced Lee to leave the gas station. Deputies located her hours later at her home in Waldo, where she was arrested at about 3:34 a.m. Saturday.

Lee was booked into the Alachua County Jail on charges of battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Court records indicate she had been charged in five prior criminal cases between 2010 and 2014, but her only conviction was for driving without a valid license.

Judge Sheree Lancaster set Lee’s bail at $15,000.

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