Florida woman accused of assaulting husband with Taco Bell burrito

Credit: Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Credit: Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office


A Florida woman is accused of hitting her husband with a Taco Bell burrito, before he retaliated by stabbing her hand.

According to the Pensacola News Journal, Suzanne Hurlvert, of Pensacola, and Carl Owen Smithwere arrested Tuesday and both face felony charges.

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s detectives responded to the couple’s home after receiving calls of a disturbance.

When deputies arrived, they found Hurlvert, 51, with a fork in her hand. The fork was so deep in Hurlvert’s hand that it needed to be removed by staff at North Okaloosa Medical Center.

Deputies say that during an argument over Smith’s desire to frequent a bar, Hurlvert hit her husband in the back of the head with a half-eaten Taco Bell Burrito Supreme. In response, Smith, 66, grabbed a fork that he was using to eat a Taco Bell pizza and stabbed Hurlvert in the hand.

Smith was found by deputies at a local bar. When showed a photograph of his wife hand, Smith began laughing and revealed a long history of domestic abuse during the relationship, according to the Pensacola News Journal.

Smith is charged with domestic violence related aggravated battery, and Hurlvert faces domestic violence related battery charges, second or subsequent offense.

Read more at the Pensacola News Journal.

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