A 20-year-old Ypsilanti woman suffered a cut to her ear and a bruise on her neck after a Facebook dispute with another woman translated into a real-world assault.

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Ypsilanti police Detective Sgt. Tom Eberts said the woman reported the incident to police at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday. The incident took place after the woman got off the bus in the 200 block of Pearl Street.

Eberts said the victim in the case had been harassed by the suspect, along with a number of other people, on Facebook. When the victim got off the bus and was walking away, she heard someone call her name and turned around to see the 21-year-old woman suspect running up to her, Eberts said.

The two exchanged words but the victim was backing away from the suspect, Eberts said.

“She didn’t want to turn around and risk getting attacked,” he said.

However, the suspect would not stop and, when a car turned in front of the victim and blocked her path, the suspect jumped the victim. The car was not related to the incident and was turning into a parking lot. A fight ensued, Eberts said.

The victim suffered a laceration to her ear and a bruise to her neck but no other injuries. The suspect was not injured.

Eberts said the case has been submitted to the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office for potential charges.

Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for The Ann Arbor News. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@mlive.com or you can follow him on Twitter. Find all Washtenaw County crime stories here.