Mercades Nichols back in jail

Mercades Nichols has just been arrested for aggravated stalking, battery, cyberstalking, and assault with a deadly weapon. These charges stem from a case where Mercades allegedly stalked a former boyfriend last fall. At the time of this posting, Mercades remains in the Polk County jail. A bond hearing is set for Friday morning. It is likely that she will be denied bond, because she already posted bond for an existing case.

Christina Garcia, Mercades' mother, says the charges are in retaliation for her filing a lawsuit against Polk County sheriff Grady Judd. The arrest warrant, however, was put out by the Florida State Attorney's Office, and not Grady Judd, according to a spokeswoman for the PCSO.