Virginia woman faces attempted murder charge after she stabbed trooper, FHP says
A Virginia woman will be booked on an attempted murder charge when she’s released from the hospital after stabbing a Florida Highway Patrol trooper on the Dolphin Expressway Saturday morning, according to her arrest report.
The incident began after another trooper saw a gray Toyota Corolla parked facing the wrong direction on the northbound shoulder of State Road 821, the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike, around 3:50 a.m.
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The trooper walked up to the car and saw a woman, identified as 42-year-old Lisette Broom, of Chester, Virginia, standing outside the vehicle holding a young child, according to the report. The trooper asked Broom if she needed assistance, and she threw the child into the car and drove off, traveling against traffic, the report states.
The trooper radioed his colleagues to be on the lookout for the car. Trooper Julio Cidron Delgado saw the Toyota parked on the grassy median of State Road 836 near Northwest 107th Avenue around 5:35 a.m., according to the report. He walked over the metal barrier and approached Broom, who was standing outside the car, according to the report.
Delgado asked Broom her name, and she responded by asking him why he wanted to know, the report states. She then pulled out a fixed-blade, 5 1/2-inch knife and stabbed Delgado on the left side of his head, neck and shoulder, according to the report.
After a short struggle, Delgado backed away from Broom, pulled his gun from his holster and ordered her to drop the knife, according to the report. When she refused, he fired four rounds, striking Broom once in the abdomen, the report states. She fell to the ground and Delgado cuffed her, according to the report.
The child was not harmed and is in the care of the Department of Children and Families, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue paramedics took Delgado and Broom to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital. Both were seriously wounded, but investigators described their injuries in the report as “non-life-threatening.”
Delgado was home from the hospital on Monday and “is expected to make a full recovery,” said Lt. Alex Camacho, and FHP spokesman. As of Monday, Broom remained hospitalized.
Upon her release, she is expected to be booked on attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, according to the report.
