Man Hit With Garden Gnome in Battery Case, Police Say

A 47-year-old Gulfport woman faces a charge of domestic battery and harassing a victim, after Gulfport police allege that she used a garden gnome to strike a man on the head.

The Tampa Bay Times reports that Lisa Buckley, who lives on the 5400 block of 29th Ave. South, was in an argument with a man at her home on Sunday.

Buckley allegedly threw some items at the unnamed victim and then picked up a New Orleans Saints garden gnome, which she used to strike the man in the head.

The man was bleeding from the ear and head when police arrived, but did not want medical attention, according to Gulfport police. Buckley allegedly fled the home before police arrived.

Buckley allegedly sent a series of text messages to the victim to try to persuade him to drop the case against her.

For complete article: "Gulfport Woman Accused of Hitting Man With Garden Gnome."

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Correction: The original article stated that Officer Jennifer Crowson was the name of the woman arrested. Jennifer Crowson was the arresting officer. Lisa Buckley is the woman accused of hitting the man.