OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — An Osceola County CVS pharmacy technician said she was chased down and attacked after a customer confronted her and threatened to come after her once she got off work.
Deandra Winston said she never expected an encounter with a customer to end with her taking a brutal beating, but that's exactly what happened.
Winston said a woman came to the store and was picking up prescription pills for herself and her husband, but things turned ugly when the customer didn't have identification and was refused the prescription.
When the woman returned with ID, Winston was helping another customer, which didn't sit well with the woman.
"She was like, 'No, give it to me now,' and she's screaming," said Winston. "The medication was on the table, so she grabs for it. I grab for it, too."
Before leaving, Winston said the woman threatened her.
Winston said she left work and didn't see anything unusual until she was down the road and someone started flashing their lights and waving behind her.
Winston said she pulled over near a Burger King, thinking something was wrong with the person's car, but then she noticed it was the irate customer, who started arguing with her.
Winston said the customer's husband stepped in and started instigating, saying, "Hit her, babe. Hit her."
Winston said she fought back but was then beaten by both the husband and the wife. She was able to get in her car and drive off, but Winston said the couple tried following her home, so she stopped at the library to call for help.
That's when she says she was dragged into the couple's car and beaten again.
Channel 9 learned Winston could face charges in the case after the woman and her husband told them a contradicting story, saying Winston was the aggressor and pulled in front of them and slammed on her brakes to confront them.
"I don't' believe I should face charges. It was two people who came and attacked me," said Winston.
The Sheriff's Office has sent the case to the State Attorney's Office.