An Eden Prairie woman has been charged with misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct after allegedly striking and shoving her neighbor during a property line dispute.
The woman, 56, was charged April 30 in Hennepin County District Court with two counts of fifth-degree assault and one count of disorderly conduct. The charges stem from a series of alleged confrontations in mid-April near homes in the 16000 block of Berger Drive.
According to the criminal complaint, the woman approached her neighbor on April 16 while the neighbor was gardening and told her to leave what she claimed was her property. She then allegedly struck the woman in the upper arm with a garbage bag full of trash and pushed her. The neighbor reported experiencing spinal pain and told police she may require treatment.
In an earlier incident on April 12, the neighbor told police the woman “rammed” into her, pulled a stake from the ground, and pushed it into her stomach.
The woman told officers she confronted the neighbor over spray-painted markings near the disputed property line but denied striking her. She said she placed the garbage bag in the flower bed and was then accused of assault.
A summons has been issued for the woman to appear for arraignment on May 28 before Judge Jamie L. Anderson at the Hennepin County District Court’s Ridgedale location in Minnetonka. Each misdemeanor charge carries a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
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