36-year-old Richard Edwards was charged with domestic assault when his girlfriend told authorities that she was “a whore just like her mother” before slamming her head into a wall and stabbing a door.
On February 14th, Officer Ariel Carrillo was called to 548-A Park Avenue in Lebanon in regard to a domestic concern. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Toni Fisher who stated her boyfriend Richard Edwards had attacked her unprovoked while she was making dinner.
According to the affidavit, she accused Edwards of saying he “brought her there to show her she was a whore just like her mother” before hurling and destroying dishes and other items in the home. Fisher also told the authorities that Edwards had slammed her head against a wall, grabbed her by her neck, and stabbed a door with a knife. Both individuals were intoxicated and officers observed “numerous red marks” all over Ms. Fisher’s body.
Richard Edwards was arrested and charged with domestic assault. He was released on his own recognizance.
