Swiped corn caper is quite an earful in Vero Beach

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A flap over allegations of a stolen ear of corn erupted into a vegetable throwing melee and sent a 66-year-old woman to the slammer, according to statements in an affidavit.

The veggie tale in Vero Beach popped May 3 at an address in the 7600 block of South Polo Grounds Lane.

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Pamela Woodman told Indian River County sheriff’s investigators she and her husband were dining on their back patio.

She said her hubby started accusing her of swiping an ear of corn from Publix.

“She stated he kept calling her a thief and a liar for bagging six ears of corn when they were only five for $2.00,” the affidavit states.

Woodman said she slammed her wine glass down, breaking off the stem. She threw the wine glasses, which shattered on the patio.

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She said she followed her husband but he wouldn’t let her in the house. Woodman said her husband slammed her finger in the door before she threw a tomato at him.

Meanwhile, Woodman’s husband said they were discussing “the raised prices of vegetables in which she told him she took six ears of corn from Publix instead of five,” the affidavit states.

“When he got upset and said that was not the right thing to do regardless of the price, she told him it was the clerk’s fault for not taking the time to count the corn,” the affidavit states.

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Woodman’s husband said she threw wine on him and started tossing wine glasses in his direction.

He also accused her of throwing fruits and vegetables at him.

Woodman, of the 7600 block of South Polo Grounds Lane in Vero Beach, was arrested on a battery domestic violence charge.