Shakopee Woman Charged After Allegedly Smashing Man’s Cadillac Windshield With Bat During Guitar Dispute
Published: September 18th, 2026.
SHAKOPEE MN: — A Shakopee woman has been charged with felony first-degree damage to property after she allegedly smashed a man’s Cadillac windshield with a bat during a dispute over a guitar.
Kasse Leone Barta, 44, is charged with one count of first-degree damage to property involving damage exceeding $1,000. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.
According to the criminal complaint, Shakopee police responded Sept. 3 to a report of property damage on the 600 block of 3rd Avenue East.
The man told police that Barta smashed his windshield with a bat after he confronted her about a guitar he claimed she had taken, according to the complaint.
Officers subsequently spoke with Barta. She told police she knew the man through a mutual friend and that the two had gone on one date. Barta alleged that the man had since been harassing her about property she said had been given to her. She also told officers that he owed her $250.
According to the complaint, Barta said the man drove outside her home that day and began honking his horn. She told police she approached his vehicle while carrying a bat. When the man began asking about the guitar, Barta said she asked him to leave and told him she planned to seek a restraining order against him.
Barta told officers she became afraid for her safety when the man began getting out of his vehicle. According to the complaint, she admitted striking the windshield once with the bat, causing it to shatter, before returning inside her home.
The man told police that replacing the windshield on his 2007 Cadillac XLR would cost approximately $1,500. Investigators reported that the windshield was completely smashed and would need to be replaced, although an estimate and additional documentation regarding the replacement cost were still pending when the complaint was prepared.
Barta is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.