Staten Island Girl Arrested After Scratching Another Girl in a Fight

Around 12:12 PM on August 11, 2025, Patrolman Christopher Panduri with the Sea Bright Police Department was responded to Donovan’s Reef at 1171 Ocean Avenue on a report of a fight that was no longer in progress. He arrived on scene and was told by an employee that they observed 2 females get into a physical altercation on the beach near the north side fence of Donovan’s. Patrolman Panduri walked onto the beach and made contact with a female who was the alleged victim.

The female told Patrolman Panduri that she was sitting on the beach with her friend when she was approached by another woman who started an argument with her. Based on her account of events, it seems like they were once friends who have history with a boyfriend that has created animosity between them. She identified the other woman as 27-year-old Christina Esposito, and the officer observed visible scratch marks on her back. She even told the officer that Christina had previously come to her home on Staten Island and threatened her parents because of their animosity regarding her fireman boyfriend.

After the officers obtained Christina’s phone number along with a description of what she was wearing, they told the other female that they would look for her. Sergeant Richard Huegel eventually located Christina on the sidewalk in front of the Sea Bright United Methodist Church at 1104 E Ocean Avenue. She told the officers that she had been in an argument with the other woman over a guy.

Based on the visible scratch marks on the other woman and the account of events provided by the employees at Donovan’s, Christina was placed under arrest for assault. She was handcuffed, placed in the patrol car, and transported to the Sea Bright Police Department for further processing. After the officers finished processing her, she was issued a summons for Simple Assault (2C:12-1A(1)) and released pending her court appearance. The alleged female victim was later given a Vine form because she told the officer that she wanted to seek restraining order against Christina.
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