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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say a Gainesville area woman has been arrested 30 times by the age of 26.
Ashley Pearson was first arrested at the age of 13. Her latest arrest was Tuesday for the alleged beating and robbery of a handicapped person.
Alachua County Sheriff's spokesman Art Forgey says Pearson had spent a year in prison as an adult. Forgey says her record includes multiple convictions for grand theft, forgery, credit card crimes and driving without a license along with convictions for burglary, grand theft auto, dealing in stolen property and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Pearson was being held Friday in jail with bond set at $500,000. It was not immediately known if she had an attorney.
A message was left on a phone number listed for Pearson.
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Information from: The Gainesville Sun, http://www.gainesvillesun.com
© 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say a Gainesville area woman has been arrested 30 times by the age of 26.
Ashley Pearson was first arrested at the age of 13. Her latest arrest was Tuesday for the alleged beating and robbery of a handicapped person.
Alachua County Sheriff's spokesman Art Forgey says Pearson had spent a year in prison as an adult. Forgey says her record includes multiple convictions for grand theft, forgery, credit card crimes and driving without a license along with convictions for burglary, grand theft auto, dealing in stolen property and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Pearson was being held Friday in jail with bond set at $500,000. It was not immediately known if she had an attorney.
A message was left on a phone number listed for Pearson.
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Information from: The Gainesville Sun, http://www.gainesvillesun.com
© 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.