20-year-old Sean Austin was charged with domestic assault when he and his future mother-in-law got into a verbal confrontation that escalated when his car door hit her and he then pushed her to the ground before threatening her with a metal rod.
On April 29th, WCSO Deputy Hunter Warren was called to 1933-B Chicken Road for a domestic situation. According to the affidavit, Jenny Cruz told authorities she lives there with her daughter and Sean Austin, who is her daughter’s fiance.
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She testified that when Sean came home a verbal altercation commenced and then escalated when her future son-in-law flung his car door open and she was hit with it. That didn’t stop their argument and Cruz claimed Sean also pushed her down and threatened her with a metal rod.
Sean Austin was arrested and charged with domestic assault. He was later released on his own recognizance.