Key Takeaways
- • Taquilla Deria Scales, 42, was arrested on September 20 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, after allegedly stabbing her husband during a domestic dispute at their home on Rich Road.
- • The victim sustained a large laceration to his hand and was transported to St. Bernard's Medical Center; police found significant blood evidence at the residence.
- • Scales was initially charged with second-degree domestic battery, a Class D felony, with bail initially set at $25,000 cash or surety bond requiring GPS ankle monitor supervision.
- • The defendant initially denied involvement and claimed her husband had cut himself on glass before later admitting the stabbing occurred "in the heat of the moment" during police interrogation.
- • Publisher records indicate charges were subsequently dropped against Scales, and she later entered a negotiated guilty plea to one count of second-degree battery.
Summary
Jonesboro police responded on September 20 to a domestic disturbance call at the 1800 block of Rich Road after a woman reported her stepfather had been stabbed. Upon arrival, officers observed blood on the floor and walls of the residence and determined the victim had already sought medical treatment at St. Bernard's Medical Center for a substantial laceration to his hand.
According to a probable cause affidavit, the victim's stepdaughter identified Taquilla Deria Scales, 42, as the assailant. Scales, who is married to the victim, initially provided a contradictory account, claiming her husband had sustained the injury from broken glass. Following further police questioning, she acknowledged that the stabbing had occurred "in the heat of the moment" during the domestic altercation.
Scales was arrested and charged with second-degree domestic battery, a Class D felony. Judge David Boling set bail at $25,000 cash or surety with a GPS ankle monitor mandated as a condition of release. Her initial court date was scheduled for October 30. Publisher records subsequently indicate that charges were dropped against Scales, and she later entered a negotiated guilty plea to one count of second-degree battery in exchange for prosecutorial consideration. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
According to a probable cause affidavit, the victim's stepdaughter identified Taquilla Deria Scales, 42, as the assailant. Scales, who is married to the victim, initially provided a contradictory account, claiming her husband had sustained the injury from broken glass. Following further police questioning, she acknowledged that the stabbing had occurred "in the heat of the moment" during the domestic altercation.
Scales was arrested and charged with second-degree domestic battery, a Class D felony. Judge David Boling set bail at $25,000 cash or surety with a GPS ankle monitor mandated as a condition of release. Her initial court date was scheduled for October 30. Publisher records subsequently indicate that charges were dropped against Scales, and she later entered a negotiated guilty plea to one count of second-degree battery in exchange for prosecutorial consideration. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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