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The apartment complex in Tallahassee, Fla., where Teariney Dixon allegedly attacked her boyfriend on April 11 (Google Maps).
A woman from Florida has been released on bond following an alleged attempt to harm her boyfriend during a dispute over a television, according to local law enforcement.
Teariney Dixon, aged 37, was taken into custody on April 11, linked to a domestic disturbance at her boyfriend’s residence in Tallahassee, Florida. As detailed in a probable cause affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, the incident unfolded when the boyfriend contacted the authorities, reporting that Dixon was “wrecking his apartment” and that the situation had escalated into physical violence.
Upon arrival, officers from the Tallahassee Police Department described the apartment as being covered in blood.
The boyfriend declined medical attention, informing the officers that Dixon had “attacked him with a knife.” The affidavit states that the altercation began when the boyfriend accused Dixon of infidelity. Angered by the accusation, he demanded that she vacate the premises, to which she refused.
The affidavit further reveals that the boyfriend recorded the entire ordeal, including the verbal clash and the alleged physical altercation, using surveillance cameras inside his home. The footage reportedly shows Dixon striking her boyfriend in the face and subsequently barring him from re-entering his apartment following the heated argument.
After the boyfriend kicked his own door down to get back inside, Dixon was allegedly wielding a kitchen knife with a 5- to 7-inch blade. While holding the knife, Dixon was heard saying that she would not leave the apartment without things she believed were rightfully hers, including a black purse and a TV. The boyfriend told Dixon the purse was his because he bought it for her, so he grabbed it and poured out the contents.
Dixon then allegedly started making slashing motions at her boyfriend with the knife, cutting his finger. While still holding the knife, Dixon grabbed her boyfriend by his hair and tried sawing off his dreadlocks, police said. In response, the boyfriend removed Dixon’s wig. At some point, police said he was able to get the knife away from Dixon and bring it back to the kitchen.
Dixon then gathered her belongings and went home.
Police tracked Dixon down the same night and questioned her at her apartment. After being read her rights, Dixon allegedly provided a truncated version of what transpired at her boyfriend’s apartment, but corroborated the story that they had argued over which items belonged to whom. Police said she claimed that she did not remember what happened and denied that she tried to kill her boyfriend.
Dixon was arrested at her home and charged with attempted murder. She was booked into the Tallahassee Detention Center on April 11 and posted bond the following day. Her next court date was not available.