Woman jailed in electric toothbrush rant

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A woman accused of spitting in her father’s face and of hitting a deputy with an electric toothbrush was arrested, an affidavit states.

The case began Oct. 14 when Indian River County sheriff’s deputies went to an address on 13th place where a man said his daughter, 19-year-old Angelie Santiago, was “out of control,” the affidavit states.

Santiago’s father was on the porch, and said his daughter was yelling and wouldn’t leave. He said she doesn’t typically live there, but had been there overnight.

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Deputies say Santiago came out the front door and expectorated in her father’s face.

When investigators tried to arrest her, they say she threw her electric toothbrush at a deputy, striking him in the middle of the back.

An electric toothbrush is a toothbrush powered by electricity.

According to The History of the Electric Toothbrush on the ElectricTeeth website, the “first usable electric toothbrush” was invented in 1954 by a doctor. It was manufactured in Switzerland.

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"Connecting to a standard wall outlet, the brush ran on live voltage, something that would be considered dangerous by many today,” the site states. “The original intention for the electronic toothbrush was to be used by patients with limited motor skills and for orthodontic patients such as those wearing braces, but in an era where modern advances were improving lifestyles there was a place for the electric toothbrush."

Meanwhile, Santiago also is accused of spitting on the deputy that she is accused of hitting with the electric toothbrush, which typically aren’t used as weapons. It’s unclear whether it had toothpaste on it at the time.

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Santiago, of Vero Beach, was arrested on charges including battery domestic violence, battery on law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence.