Tourist Christopher Michael Smith called Metro Nashville Police early Monday morning to report his 55-year-old wife, Tina Michelle Smith, was slapping him. When police arrived, the couple, who were in town from Castle Pines, Colorado, had already got an additional room at the JW Marriott in downtown Nashville where they were staying and separated themselves. Court records show that when Christopher was talking to their son on the phone he revealed the couple had been out drinking earlier in the evening, which upset Tina, causing her to wrestle the phone away from her husband while he attempted to record her.
She eventually got on top of him on the hotel bed and began slapping him in the face, prompting the 911 call. A hotel air vent was also broken during the assault. Police documented nail marks on the victim’s face, and blood on his pillow. Tina Smith was transported to the Metro Nashville Jail and charged with domestic assault with bodily injury. After the state-mandated 12-hour hold for domestic violence cases, she was released on a $5,000 cash bond.
| COMPLAINT: |
| 2021-0620209 |
| ARREST WARRANT / AFFIDAVIT: |
| OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE AT 20I 8TH AVE S (JW MARRIOTT HOTEL). THE VICTIM/ CHRISTOPHER SMITH CALLED STATING HIS WIFE WAS SLAPPING HIM. ON ARRIVAL, SECURITY ADVISED THE SUBJECTS WERE NOW IN SEPARATE HOTEL ROOMS. OFFICERS FIRST MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT/ TINA SMITH (THE VICTIM’S WIFE) IN ROOM 1518. TINA STATED THEY WERE DRINKING EARLIER IN THE NIGHT. SHE STATED CHRISTOPHER WAS TALKING TO THEIR SON ON THE PHONE AND MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD BEEN DRINKING, WHICH UPSET HER. SHE STATED SHE TRIED TAKING THE PHONE FROM HIM AND HE STARTED RECORDING HER WITH HIS PHONE. SHE STATED THEY WRESTLED OVER THE PHONE AND SHE SLAPPED HIM IN THE FACE. SHE THEN GOT A DIFFERENT ROOM TO SEPARATE FROM HIM. OFFICERS THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM/ CHRISTOPHER IN ROOM 3203. CHRISTOPHER STATED HE WAS TALKING TO THEIR SON ON THE PHONE AND TINA WAS YELLING IN THE BACKGROUND, SO HE TOLD THEIR SON TINA HAD BEEN DRINKING. CHRISTOPHER STATED THIS UPSET TINA WHO STARTED YELLING AT HIM. HE STATED HE STARTED RECORDING HER AND SHE GOT ON TOP OF HIM WHILE HE WAS LAYING IN BED AND BEGAN SLAPPING HIM IN THE FACE. HE STATED SHE THEN BEGAN THROWING HIS BELONGINGS ALL OVER THE ROOM, BREAKING AN AIR VENT IN THE ROOM. HE THEN TOLD HER HE WAS GOING TO CALL THEIR SON TO COME PICK HIM UP AND TINA LEFT TO GET ANOTHER ROOM BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WANT THEIR SON TO KNOW ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. OFFICERS OBSERVED THAT CHRISTOPHER HAD NAIL MARKS ON HIS FACE, AS WELL AS A BRUISE ON HIS ARM. OFFICERS ALSO OBSERVED BLOOD ON THE PILLOW HE HAD BEEN LAYING ON AND THE DAMAGED AIR VENT. CHRISTOPHER STATED HE DID NOT WANT TO PROSECUTE. DUE TO THE VISIBLE INJURIES ON HIS PERSON, THE STATEMENTS FROM BOTH SUSPECTS, AND THE BLOOD ON THE PILLOW, OFFICERS DETERMINED TINA TO BE THE PRIMARY AGGRESSOR AND TOOK HER INTO CUSTODY DUE TO THE DOMESTIC NATURE OF THE INCIDENT AND THE LIKELIHOOD THE OFFENSE WOULD CONTINUE. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO BOOKING WITHOUT INCIDENT. |
| PROSECUTOR: |
| NATHANIEL W JONES |
| SIGNED BY COMMISSIONER / JUDGE: |
| CAROLYN PIPHUS |
| VICTIM: |
| CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL SMITH |
| CASE | CHARGE | BOND |
|---|---|---|
| GS957548 | ASL, DOM BOD INJU | 5000 |
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| DEFENDANT: | SMITH, TINA MICHELLE |
| AKA(s): | SMITH, SMITH SMITH, SMITH MICHELLE |
| ADDRESS: | 1171 BUFFALO RIDGE RD CASTLE PINES, CO 80108 |
| JMS ID: | 967542 |
| CONTROL ID: | 605437 |
| SEX: | F |
| RACE: | WHITE |
| DOB: | 01/26/1966 (55) |
| ADMITTED: | 12/06/2021 12:51 AM |
| RELEASED: | 12/06/2021 12:25 PM |
| BOND VIA: | CASH/CREDIT |
