Michigan woman freaks out and destroys autoshop over bill - video

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MORLEY, Mich. (WZZM) -BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- A Grand Rapids woman will appear in Mecosta County District Court Wednesday on charges she caused heavy damage to an auto shop office because she was upset over the towing charge for her car.

Grand Rapids Police arrested Tiffany Nealous, 34, on Tuesday. She was released into the custody of the Mecosta County Sheriff's Department late Tuesday.

Deputies say Nealous was involved in the 60-vehicle pile-up on U.S. 131 between Morley and Big Rapids on Sunday. Nealous' red Pontiac Grand Am was damaged in the accident, and towed to Weeks Auto Repair in Aetna Township.

On Monday, workers at the auto shop say Nealous' boyfriend entered the business to pay the towing charge and pick up the car. When they told him the bill was for $225, he argued about the amount before going outside to tell Nealous.

Shop workers say Nealous then burst into the office and argued with an employee over the amount of the towing charge. When employees told her the amount was right, they say she began throwing items off the shop's counter.

Workers say they warned Nealous they would call 911 if she did not stop. They say she then grabbed an aluminum baseball bat off the wall and began to slam it into computer monitors, windows, a fax machine, and a coffee maker. Employees also say she threw a 35 lb. auto part at one worker, hitting him in his back.

Carl Jones, an employee of Weeks Auto Repair, says he tried several times to call 911, only to have Nealous swat the phone out of his hand. Jones says Nealous then called 911 herself to complain about the amount of the towing charge, then walked out of the business with her boyfriend and her 7-year-old son.

Nealous was arrested on charges of felony assault and destruction of property over $1,000. Auto shop owner Charlie Weeks says Nealous caused between $3,000 and $5,000 in damage.