Florida priest stabbed multiple times while having coffee in horrifying broad daylight attack

A 22-year-old female has been arrested successful Florida aft she allegedly stabbed a pastor successful nan thorax while he was sipping java successful a café. 

Deputies from nan St. Augustine Police Department took Arieana Gibbs successful custody aft she reportedly assaulted Father Matt Marino, lead pastor of Trinity Parish astatine astir 8am connected October 23.  

Gibbs had allegedly stopped her bicycle and approached Marino and his friend sitting astatine a array extracurricular talking successful Juniper Market. 

She went up to 1 of them, said, 'excuse me,' and past reportedly stabbed him nether his collarbone, according to Law and Crime. 

Marino and his friend attempted to conflict disconnected nan attacker earlier she managed to get backmost connected her bicycle and thrust off. 

The 2 men kicked nan motorcycle to effort to extremity her from leaving, but were unsuccessful. 

As a result, nan pastor suffered a collapsed lung pinch soul bleeding and was treated astatine a Jacksonville hospital. 

In nan span of an hour, officials posted pictures of nan segment and an aged mugshot of Gibbs successful hunt of her - identifying her arsenic a 'light tegument achromatic female approximately 5'3 100lbs past seen riding a achromatic bicycle wearing a orangish agelong sleeve top, necktie dye pants and a achromatic backpack' connected Facebook. 

She was soon arrested and charged with attempted second-degree homicide, aggravated battle pinch a deadly limb and felony elemental assault. 

Officials besides noted that the incident appears to person been 'random' and that Gibbs and Marino did not cognize each other. 

He was wearing clergy attire erstwhile nan stabbing occurred. 

Theo Glory, nan proprietor of a café crossed nan street, recounted: 'He was for illustration chromatic acold level connected nan floor. The bully Samaritans astir him put a overgarment connected him and waited for nan emergency vehicles.   

'Within minutes, we had six, 7 constabulary cars, occurrence trucks. And they did their job.'

As of now, nan pastor remains successful unchangeable condition. 

According to her apprehension report, Gibbs had besides attempted to stab a McDonald's worker earlier successful nan day. 

She was standing by nan soda machines astatine 1 of nan accelerated nutrient chains outlets erstwhile she was approached by an employee.

Gibbs past turned toward nan unfortunate and said 'can you thief maine pinch something',  grabbed nan victim's near limb pinch her correct manus and pulled a weapon retired pinch her near hand. 

The unfortunate pulled her limb backmost and was capable to get distant earlier thing happened. 

She is being held astatine nan St. Johns County Jail without bond. A tribunal day has not yet been group for her.