Port St. Lucie Nurse Pleads No Contest in Nacho Cheese Domestic

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A Port St. Lucie domestic battery case that began with nachos in a kitchen ended with a no-contest plea, court costs and a 29-week batterers intervention program. Allyson Christine Swan, a 39-year-old nurse, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery after police said she shoved cheesy nachos down the back of her wife’s leggings during a 3 a.m. domestic confrontation.

The Smoking Gun reported that Swan entered the plea during a June 2025 change-of-plea hearing. As part of the court-approved domestic violence diversion program, Swan was ordered to complete a 29-week batterers intervention program, pay $875 in court costs and obey several restrictions. If she successfully completes the diversion terms, the misdemeanor case can be dismissed.

The underlying incident occurred in the early morning hours of May 3, 2025, at the couple’s Port St. Lucie residence. Police said the victim, Swan’s 40-year-old wife, was making nachos with nacho cheese in the kitchen around 3 a.m. while Swan had been in the living room playing video games. According to the arrest-report summary, Swan criticized the victim for eating late and made a comment about her weight. The argument that followed allegedly moved from words to physical contact.

Police said Swan walked to the kitchen, grabbed a handful of cheesy nachos and shoved them down the back of the victim’s leggings. The accusation sounds cartoonish at first, but the rest of the police narrative was far more serious. Investigators said Swan also dragged the victim to the floor, put her fingers into the sides of the victim’s mouth and slammed the victim’s head into the floor multiple times.

A friend of the victim reportedly called 911 after hearing the confrontation through an open phone line. When Port St. Lucie police arrived, Swan denied that a physical altercation had occurred. She allegedly told officers that her wife had been in a drunken rage, had thrown the nachos and had rolled around in them. Police said the evidence did not line up with that version. The ceramic plate used for the nachos was still intact, yellow smears resembling nacho cheese were found on a wall, and the victim’s leggings had what appeared to be nacho cheese on the interior backside.

Officers also observed injuries. The Smoking Gun reported that the victim had a knot on her forehead and a scratch on her right arm. Swan was arrested for domestic battery and later released from jail after posting $250 bond. As a condition of release, she was ordered to have no contact with the victim and stay away from the victim’s car, workplace and home, except for a police-accompanied visit to retrieve belongings.

The later plea deal reshaped the case from an open misdemeanor battery charge into a diversion path. Swan withdrew her earlier not guilty plea and entered a no-contest plea. A no-contest plea is not the same as an admission in ordinary speech, but it allows the court to treat the case procedurally as resolved under the plea agreement. Here, the court reassigned the case to a domestic violence diversion program with conditions attached.

Those conditions included the 29-week batterers intervention program, court costs, no contact with the victim and restrictions on firearms, ammunition and controlled substances unless lawfully prescribed. The Smoking Gun also reported that Swan filed for divorce from the victim about a week after the May 3 arrest.

Florida Statute 784.03 defines battery as actually and intentionally touching or striking another person against that person’s will, or intentionally causing bodily harm. Simple battery is generally a first-degree misdemeanor unless elevated by prior convictions or other special circumstances. Swan’s case was handled as misdemeanor battery.

The case drew attention because of the bizarre food detail, but the legal core was domestic violence. The nacho cheese became the headline hook, a weird bright smear on the wall of the story. The court record, however, was about alleged violence between spouses, a victim’s injuries, a 911 call, release restrictions and a formal batterers intervention program.

Section 1: The Crime

The crime was misdemeanor domestic battery. Police said Swan’s wife was making nachos in the kitchen around 3 a.m. when Swan criticized her for eating late and made a comment about her weight. During the argument, Swan allegedly grabbed a handful of cheesy nachos and shoved them down the back of the victim’s leggings.

The police account also alleged additional physical violence. Swan was accused of dragging the victim to the floor, putting her fingers into the sides of the victim’s mouth and slamming the victim’s head onto the floor. When officers arrived, they documented what appeared to be nacho cheese on the victim’s leggings, yellow smears on a wall, a knot on the victim’s forehead and a scratch on her arm.

Important wording note: The nacho detail is unusual, but the criminal case was not treated as a joke. It was handled as a domestic battery case involving alleged bodily harm and later court-ordered domestic violence intervention.

Section 2: Crime Location

The incident occurred at the couple’s residence in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Public reporting did not require repeating the full home address, and this article avoids doing so. The case was handled in St. Lucie County through Florida county court.

Section 3: Date And Time Of Crime

The incident occurred in the early morning hours of May 3, 2025, around 3 a.m. The Smoking Gun’s original report was published on May 7, 2025, and the plea update was published on June 25, 2025.

Section 4: Police Department

The case was handled by the Port St. Lucie Police Department. The department lists police headquarters at 121 SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Building C, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34984. Emergencies should be reported by calling 911, and the department lists 772-871-5000 as its non-emergency number.

Section 5: Suspect Name

The suspect was identified in court materials as Allyson Christine Swan. Public reporting generally referred to her as Allyson Swan. She was described as a nurse from Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Section 6: Suspect Age

Swan was reported to be 39 years old at the time of the arrest and plea reporting.

Section 7: Charges

Swan was charged with misdemeanor battery. Florida Statute 784.03 defines battery as intentionally touching or striking another person against that person’s will, or intentionally causing bodily harm. Simple battery is generally classified as a first-degree misdemeanor unless the case involves circumstances that elevate the charge.

The court case number listed on the diversion order was 56-2025-MM-001110-A in the County Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit in and for St. Lucie County, Florida.

Section 8: Bond Amount

The Smoking Gun reported that Swan was released from the county jail after posting $250 bond. As a condition of release after the arrest, she was ordered to have no contact with the victim and stay away from the victim’s car, workplace and home, except for a police-accompanied trip to retrieve personal belongings.

Section 9: Conviction

Swan pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and entered a domestic violence diversion program. The case is best described as a no-contest plea with diversion conditions, not simply as a traditional final conviction. The Smoking Gun reported that successful completion of the diversion program can result in dismissal of the misdemeanor case.

Section 10: Sentence

Swan was ordered to complete a 29-week batterers intervention program and pay $875 in court costs. She was also barred from contacting the victim and prohibited from possessing firearms, ammunition or controlled substances without a prescription.

Because the case was placed into domestic violence diversion, the key court outcome is compliance with the program. If Swan completes the court-ordered conditions, the misdemeanor case can be dismissed under the diversion arrangement reported by The Smoking Gun.

Section 11: Outcome

The reported outcome was a no-contest plea, assignment to domestic violence diversion, a 29-week batterers intervention program, court costs and no-contact and possession restrictions. The case did not end with a reported jail sentence. Instead, the court placed Swan on a structured diversion path with dismissal possible if she successfully completes the program.

Section 12: Victim

The victim was Swan’s wife, a 40-year-old woman who was also described as a nurse. She was not publicly named in the reviewed source material, and this article does not identify her. Police said she had a knot on her forehead and a scratch on her right arm after the incident.

Section 13: Victim Name

The victim’s name was not publicly reported in the reviewed sources. Because this was a domestic violence case, this article identifies her only as Swan’s wife.

Section 14: Victim Age

The victim was reported to be 40 years old.

Sources

1. The Smoking Gun: Nurse Cops Plea Deal Over Cheesy Nachos Battery
2. The Smoking Gun: Domestic violence diversion program order image
3. The Smoking Gun: Police: Nurse Battered Her Wife With Cheesy Nachos
4. The Smoking Gun: Nachos Battery document page
5. The Advocate: Florida nurse accused of violent cheesy nachos assault on her wife
6. Metro Weekly: Florida Woman Allegedly Attacked Wife with Cheesy Nachos
7. Florida Legislature: Florida Statute 784.03, Battery
8. Port St. Lucie Police Department: Contact information

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