Hennepin County candidate arrested, throws tarantula during dispute

EDINA, Minn. (FOX 9) – A candidate for Hennepin County Commissioner is facing a misdemeanor assault charge after an alleged argument with her housemate.

Marissa Simonetti says she rented space to a local attorney who needed a quiet place to study for the California Bar Exam. However, the arrangement fell apart in less than three weeks.

There are questions about whether Simonetti should have been renting out space since she’s not the homeowner. Regardless, the situation ended with Simonetti finding humor in the events, while Jackie Vasquez, her housemate, is definitely not laughing.

In the five-bedroom home, Simonetti was living upstairs, and Vasquez was staying on the lower level.

But on Friday, when things got heated, Vasquez started recording. Simonetti blasted loud Christian music, banged pots and pans, and screamed.

Then, she tossed a tarantula and various other items down the stairs a move she said was an ode to the movie “Home Alone”.

“I mean, there is an element of humor to that movie, and at the end, what was I supposed to do?” Simonetti told FOX 9 s Karen Scullin. “And at the end of the day, unhinged got her out of the house.”

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Nobody seems to care how the tarantula felt about it.