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DECATUR – Police say a Decatur woman, furious at her two-timing boyfriend and his other girlfriend, covered both of their cars completely in a mixture of ketchup and mayonnaise.

Chantil S. Dawson, 22, is also accused of extensively scratching both vehicles, slashing two tires on each and smashing their rear view mirrors. The victims had first seen the damage about 4 a.m March 9 and reported it to police, who arrested Dawson Sunday evening.

She now faces two counts of criminal damage to property, and police have asked the victims for an update on repair costs, which may exceed $10,000.

Sworn statements say the 36-year-old boyfriend had no doubt from the beginning who had done the damage, which he discovered when he went outside to “get a cigar” from his car. He showed patrol officers text messages he had allegedly received from Dawson that said in part: “... But y'all got a surprise when y'all wake up ... she talk about it, but I'm bout it!!!”

When he texted her back and asked her why she had vandalized the cars, she allegedly replied: “Because I can.”