Photo: Osceola County Jail
A pizza delivery woman in Florida is accused of stabbing an unknowingly pregnant woman multiple times over a bad tip, according to an Osceola County Sheriff's Office affidavit obtained by NBC News.
Brianna Alvelo, 22, was charged with attempted murder, home invasion with a firearm, kidnapping and aggravated assault in relation to the alleged incident, court records stated. A man who accompanied Alvelo during the alleged stabbing hasn't yet been publicly identified.
The victim, her boyfriend and her 5-year-old daughter were staying at a motel in Kissimmee and celebrating a birthday when they ordered from Marco's Pizza on Sunday (December 22), according to the affidavit, which is based on the woman's interview with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. The pizza reportedly cost about $33 and the woman asked for change for a $50 bill.
Alvelo didn't have change and the woman searched for smaller bills, allegedly giving the driver only a $2 tip. The woman told police that she heard a loud knocking on the door sometime after initially interacting with Alvelo, at which point a man and a woman wearing all black, including face masks, allegedly barged into the room when she opened the door.
The man allegedly pulled out a silver revolver and demanded the woman's boyfriend go into the bathroom at which point the other person, suspected to be Alvelo, pulled out a pocket knife. Alvelo then looked through the woman's purse and broke the victim's daughter's Nintendo Switch.
The victim said she turned away to shield her child, at which point she was stabbed in her lower back. The woman then "threw her daughter onto the bed and attempted to pick up her phone," at which point Alvelo allegedly grabbed and smashed it and "began striking her multiple times with the knife."
The man who allegedly had the gun then yelled at the second person that it was time to go, ending the assault, according to the affidavit. The victim was reportedly stabbed 14 times, which included suffering wounds to her chest, arms, legs and abdomen.
The woman reportedly discovered she was pregnant while receiving treatment at a nearby hospital. Alvelo is being held on a $55,000 bail at the Osceola County Jail, with prosecutors requesting she be held without bond during her initial court appearance, claiming the incident was a "punishable by life offense."