Holmes Beach police officers arrested Lakeland resident Tamara Swanchara, 23, April 3 on a third-degree felony charge for possession of a controlled substance and a first-degree misdemeanor for domestic battery.
An officer responded to reports of a domestic disturbance in the parking lot at Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, and found the victim and a group of people who said they witnessed the incident.
The male victim told the officer that Swanchara was intoxicated and attacked him before running away, according to an arrest report from the Holmes Beach Police Department.
Others at the scene corroborated the victim’s story and filled out sworn affidavits, police said.
The officers found Swanchara at Skinny’s Place, 3901 Gulf Drive, where they arrested her for domestic battery.
They also allegedly found in her purse a Xanax pill for which she did not have a prescription.
An officer transported Swanchara to the HBPD for processing, then, April 4, to the Manatee County jail.
Swanchara was released April 4 after posting $3,000 bond.
An arraignment is noticed for 9 a.m. Friday, April 30, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
The third-degree felony charge for drug possession can carry up to 5-year prison and/or probation sentences, as well as a $5,000 fine.
The first-degree misdemeanor charge carries up to a year-long prison sentence and a $1,000 fine.