Woman allegedly tried to kill men in dispute over beer

A Florida woman is accused of trying to kill two men over beer. Police said Mitzi Martinez, 50, and the victims were drinking at her home in Palm Bay, Brevard County, on Thursday.

Barry Allen and David Smith were handed money by Martinez and instructed to buy more beer, according to an arrest affidavit.



Police said Martinez got into an argument with one of the men, and Allen and Smith left taking the beer with them to a tent they were living in. Five hours later, police said Smith and Allen woke up to find their tent on fire.

Martinez admitted to lighting a piece of material on fire inside a coke bottle and rolled it to their tent. She told police she knew the victim's were living in it. Martinez is charged with attempted murder.