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Background: The Dickson County Sheriff’s Office in Charlotte, Tenn. (Google Maps). Inset: Allanah Samples (Dickson County Sheriff’s Office).
Allanah Samples, 24, has been detained at the Dickson County Jail, accused of elder abuse and aggravated assault. The incident reportedly took place on March 23 in a residence near Tennessee City, Tennessee. Authorities were alerted to the scene following reports of an elderly woman found bleeding, as detailed in an affidavit referenced by local news source, the Dickson Post.
The victim’s husband, who is Samples’ grandfather, informed police that his granddaughter was responsible for the assault, using a bat as the weapon. The affidavit disclosed that Samples expressed repeated apologies when deputies from the Dickson County Sheriff’s Office arrived. She claimed that her “mommy” had initially threatened her with the bat, though she admitted she was not struck during the altercation.
Police said the woman was married to Samples’ grandfather, who told police it was his granddaughter who beat his wife with a bat.
According to the affidavit, Samples apologized profusely when deputies from the Dickson County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the home. Police said Samples told them that her “mommy” came after her with the bat first. When asked if she had been hit, Samples said she had not.
Deputies found the older woman on the floor suffering from a head injury. She allegedly told the deputies that it was Samples who attacked her, hitting her with the bat in the head and knees. The bat was located at the home. Samples allegedly admitted to the deputies that she attacked the older woman.
The older woman’s condition was not made public. A reason or motive for the alleged attack was not immediately clear.
Samples was charged with aggravated domestic assault and abuse of an elderly person resulting in serious bodily injury. She was booked into the Dickson County Jail, where she is still in custody. Her bond information was not available.
Samples is scheduled to appear in court on May 25.