Costco shopper clashes with woman who tried to revoke membership, confrontation turns violent

A Florida woman faced more trouble than expected during a recent trip to Costco.

Valeria Aguilar, 29, was arrested after police said she got into a fight with another woman at a Costco location in Miami on Wednesday. According to an arrest affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, Aguilar was at the members-only warehouse’s gas station, “screaming at other patrons” and a Costco attendant. During the incident, another customer drove her Subaru Forester up to Aguilar’s car and told the attendant to revoke Aguilar’s membership.

The remark reportedly made Aguilar “upset,” prompting her to chase the other woman’s vehicle on foot to confront her. She was unaware that the other woman had an ax with her.

After the Subaru driver left, Aguilar returned to her car and followed her to an intersection. Police said Aguilar got out, approached the vehicle, and “punched the victim in the head” while she was still seated in the driver’s seat. Aguilar allegedly scratched the woman’s face and chest while grabbing her clothing.

According to the affidavit, the Subaru driver then reached for an ax multitool and fought back, striking Aguilar in the face and arms. Both women suffered lacerations, and the Subaru driver left the scene.

Police said they later responded to the intersection and took Aguilar to a hospital for treatment. She was then arrested and charged with burglary with assault or battery. Aguilar was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where a judge ordered her held without bond. Her next court date was not immediately available.

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