Aspiring Minnesota GOP lawmaker is accused of throwing live TARANTULA at housemate - read her startling defense of her actions

An aspiring GOP lawmaker accused of throwing a tarantula at her housemate has claimed she was simply recreating a scene from Home Alone.

Marisa Simonetti a Republican candidate for the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners in Edina, Minnesota, is facing an assault charge after she allegedly threw the live insect at her housemate to get the woman to move out.

But the 30-year-old insisted there was an 'element of humor' to the move as she described herself a 'silly goose.'

Simonetti was arrested Friday and charged with fifth-degree assault after allegedly tossing the tarantula at 30-year-old attorney Jackie Vasquez, who lived downstairs. 

The politician claimed Vasquez was 'squatting' at the property but the victim insists she had paid $1,500 to stay there through AirBnb.

Shocking video footage captures the moment Simonetti blasts Christian music in a frenzied state while screaming, banging pots and pans before unleashing the spider down the stairs.  

Simonetti claimed she had no other choice as she accused Vasquez of squatting.

In an interview with KMSP-TV, she referenced the humor in the movie 'Home Alone,' where a tarantula is placed on a criminal's face, adding she's just a 'silly goose.'

'I mean, there is an element of humor to that movie, and at the end, what was I supposed to do?' Simonetti told KMSP. 'And at the end of the day, 'unhinged' got her out of the house.' 

Vasquez confirmed she moved out of the property over the weekend.

'What she did is deeply disturbing and deeply distressing. It was right out of a scary movie,' she said.

Simonetti was released on Monday without bond but was ordered not to have any contact with Vasquez, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

In a video she recorded of herself, after her arrest, she said there are always 'two sides to a story' and she will tell hers soon.

Simonetti said Vasquez had been renting a room from her since early June on Airbnb, which Vasquez confirmed. However reports show that Simonetti does not own the home and that Airbnb rentals are not allowed in the city, according to KARE-TV. 

The incident on Friday reportedly began after Vasquez has repeatedly complained about a spider infestation in the house. 

But the two women had a history of fighting, including accusations by Simonetti that Vasquez once closed a door on Simonetti's arm, according to the outlet. 

'Fifth-degree assault means someone only needs to feel fear or feel afraid of bodily harm,' she told KARE.

'I never hit anybody. I never touched anybody. And the reason I was held longer is because she was in my house. So, it had to potentially be considered a domestic.'