Florida Woman, 51, Arrested On Domestic Watermelon Battery Charge ShareTweetA Florida Woman has been charged with domestic battery for allegedly throwing a watermelon at her boyfriend, who luckily dodged the airborne fruit. During a “verbal confrontation” Sunday evening, Shelly Hardwick, 51, allegedly “picked up a whole watermelon and threw it in the direction of the victim,” police say. Hardwick told cops she threw the watermelon “only out of frustration,” but denied tossing it in her beau’s direction. Upon arrival at the pair’s residence--a motel in Dunedin, a Gulf Coast city--cops noticed “there was watermelon seeds...on the victim’s face and clothing.”Hardwick was arrested for domestic battery, a misdemeanor. Additionally, the judge ordered Hardwick to be outfitted with an ankle bracelet that monitors alcohol consumption.