Another Karen Doing "Karen Things" in Florida

By Lindsey

June 17, 2025

It was a scary situation indeed for 14-year-old, Gaige Ellis in Central Florida when a grown ass woman started following him home in her SUV.

“There’s this lady trying to hit me,” said Gaige. He was riding on an e-bike on Saturday in Palm Coast when he was being chased down a multi-use path by an SUV. “She was chasing me home, which was a very traumatic experience because I wasn’t expecting that at all because I felt safe in both my friend’s community and on that bike path,” he said.

Investigators said 65-year-old Julia Kalthof was behind the wheel.

She reportedly told deputies she was angry at the teen for going too fast on the e-bike and wanted to find out where he lived so she could talk to his parents.

At one point, a witness said the SUV got within about six to 10 feet of him.

That witness put his own vehicle in the way, bringing an end to this wild chase, so that the teen could get back home to his parents.

“When I came home, I was literally shaking,” said Ellis.

As for Kalthoff, she was released on $3,000 bond.

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