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Aspiring politician convicted after throwing tarantula at roommate
Story by Newsworthy Women
A Minnesota political hopeful has been convicted of assault after prosecutors said she tried to drive a houseguest out of her home by throwing a tarantula at her during a bizarre dispute.Marisa Simonetti, 32, was found guilty by a six-member jury of misdemeanor assault, harassment and disorderly conduct stemming from the unusual incident at her Edina residence, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.
The confrontation involved Jacklyn Vasquez, an attorney who had been staying in Simonetti’s home as an Airbnb guest in 2024.
What began as a rental arrangement eventually spiraled into a bitter feud that played out in court, the media and now a criminal conviction.
According to court records and testimony, tensions between the two women escalated after Simonetti attempted to end the Airbnb arrangement and asked Vasquez to leave the property.
Simonetti later claimed the situation became increasingly hostile.
In a civil lawsuit she filed last year, Simonetti alleged Vasquez refused to leave and made threats that could damage her personal life and political ambitions.
The dispute allegedly intensified as the two exchanged heated messages and accusations.
Simonetti told local television outlets that Vasquez sent repeated messages complaining about problems in the house, including claims of a spider infestation and internet issues.
“It was just a bombardment,” Simonetti told Fox affiliate KMSP.
“She was sending me paragraphs-long messages and finally I had to block her because I felt so uncomfortable.”
Simonetti said she grew increasingly concerned about the situation because her young son lived in the home.
She also alleged that Vasquez threatened to call police, ruin her political campaign and go to the media with damaging accusations.
At some point during the dispute, Simonetti decided to take an unusual approach to removing her guest.
According to her own account, she took inspiration from the movie Home Alone.
“I mean, there is an element of humor to that movie,” Simonetti said in an interview.
“And at the end of the day, unhinged got her out of the house.”
Prosecutors said that “unhinged” moment involved Simonetti throwing a tarantula at Vasquez.
When tarantulas are outlawed only outlaws will have tarantulas. Mark my words.
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
— Thomas Jefferson
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Sounds like a modern remake of “The Man Who Came to Dinner” (Monty Wooley, Bette Davis, Jimmy Durante, 1941, B&W).
I think I’ll include this in T2NB2AGF, even though no guns were involved. The tarantula makes this the classic it’s destined to be.
Well now. Since tarantulas are hardly native to MN that means it had to be supplied by an outside source. Does that mean the prosecutor will now serve arrest papers to the pet store that sold the tarantula to the thrower. I mean they should have KNOWN that the assault tarantula would be used for nefarious purposes and refused to sell it to her. Then I guess she would have had to either steal it or get it on the black tarantula market.
We must end tarantula violence. Only licensed people who go through a background check should even be considered to own one. We must have permitting and regulations to make sure no one can have a tarantula arsenal. There can be no version of a mass tarantula destructive “device” possible.
Think of the children!
Moreover, there should be required tarantula handling and safety training for their purchase. Also, these dangerous arachnids should be serial numbered. We don’t want any ghost tarantulas out there.
PS: That Colt pistola is marked US government property because it is one of those acquired by the Army for issue to general officers when they get their first star.
Was it a properly registered tarantula? We’ve already shown that it was, indeed, an assault tarantula.
https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/north-south-skirmish-association-to-hold-153rd-national-competition-in-may/
I can “see” KoB viewing from his seat above, watching the proceedings with great joy. He might even intercede and joggle the elbows of a few Yankees to spoil their aim.
The last attack from a house sized Tarantula took place in Arizona in 1955 and was killed by Air Force airdraft using napalm.. check it out…..
I want one: