Woman named Crystal Metheney arrested for 'firing a missile into an occupied car on Cinco de Mayo'



Florida resident, Crystal Metheney, 37, arrested for allegedly firing a 'missile at a car' in May

Where else but Florida?



A woman called Crystal Metheney was arrested last month for allegedly firing a 'missile at a car' - and incredibly, that is her real name.



Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested the 37-year-old on Cinco de Mayo and charged her with the unusual offense.



It is unclear what that missile in fact was, but she was released on probation and a $5,000 bail bond.

Unfortunate name: Crystal Metheney was arrested in May and released on $5,000 bail bond for 'firing a missile' at a car during Cinco de Mayo

According to her Facebook profile, Crystal Metheney is self-employed and was born and raised in Lake Wales, Florida.



An incredulous reporter with Jezebel phoned Polk County to double check if in fact this was her real name.



To their surprise, when her unusual given names were confirmed, a spokesman replied, 'Sir, this is Florida. We have lots interesting names here.'

This is not Crystal Metheney's first run-in with the law either.



In February 2012 she was arrested on a drugs charge - not for Crystal Meth - but for marijuana possession instead.



Crystal joins the ranks of other unfortunately named Florida individuals such as Edward Cocaine.

What's in a name: A county judge in Florida was left speechless when Edward Cocaine, 34, pictured left in his mugshot and right in a Twitter photo from five years ago, stated his last name during a bond hearing

The The 34-year-old Fort Lauderdale man was alleged to have had alprazolam (Xanax) in his possession when he was pulled over by police in a traffic stop in April.



Florida Judge John Hurley to do a double take, followed by a fit of giggles, when he heard Cocaine's name during a bond hearing in April.



The Sun-Sentinel reported that when asked to state his full legal name, the defendant dutifully responded: Edward Cocaine.

