On Sept. 24, law enforcement was dispatched to a residence in reference to a report of battery (family violence) and damage to property. The complainant reported he received a call from the victim after she reportedly got into a physical altercation with her boyfriend, Nicholas Stanley. The victim stated that after picking her up from work, Stanley and herself got into an argument which became physical when they got home.
Reportedly, Stanley dragged her off the bed in the home, head-butted her in the nose and pushed her into a closet. After this, he allegedly convinced her to get into the vehicle she uses and told her that he would drive her to his father’s home, where she would then drive herself to work.
During this second drive, he became irate and reportedly pulled out a knife. The victim attempted to grab the knife to prevent any self-harm, but suffered a cut to her right index finger instead. At the next red light, the victim reported that she jumped out of the vehicle and yelled for help. It was at this time an unknown female helped her and drove her to her job where she called law enforcement.
Injuries were observed on the victim’s neck, nose and hand, consistent with her statement.
Contact with the witness, who helped the victim, was made and she reported finding the female exiting a vehicle at the intersection of Highway 441 and Allen Memorial Drive.
She observed a lot of blood coming from the victim’s nose and heard her yelling for help which led her to bring the victim to a safer location, their workplace.
Law enforcement attempted to make contact with Stanley at the victim’s residence, but he could not be located there. However, the door to the residence was found unsecured and blood droplets were found along the floor and in the bathroom sink with blood tissues. The residence itself was in disarray and the broken cell phone that the victim reported missing was also found.
Eventually, Stanley was contacted via phone and came to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office to provide a statement.
He claimed the argument was over him wanting to get a haircut and visit an antique shop which escalated when the victim became angry. He reported that he wanted to go to his father’s house and that the argument continued during the drive until the victim jumped out of the vehicle. He reported hearing her cry for help and then get into an unknown person’s vehicle. Upon seeing this, he reported that he attempted to jump the median and turn the car around but that his girlfriend was already out of sight.
When asked if he got physical with the victim at her residence, he stated no at first and then corrected it to a yes. Reportedly, he asked to drive to his father’s house to remove himself from the altercation at home. When asked if he got physical with her during their argument after, Stanley refused to answer and told police he would not say unless the victim said he got physical. A warrant for battery (family violence) and criminal trespass with damage to property were secured for Stanley.
On Sept. 25, law enforcement was again called in regard to criminal damage to property by a relative of the victim.
The vehicle that the victim used to drive was the same one driven during the second argument.
Reportedly, when turned on, the vehicle began to shake and wires were observed to be cut under the hood. Since the vehicle had not been moved since the altercation the day before and Stanley had already damaged multiple items belonging to the victim, he was found to have the means and motive to cut the wires.
Another warrant for felony criminal damage to property of the second degree was added to Stanley’s charges.