27-year-old Sophia Sarmiento was taken into custody for domestic assault on April 20th. Around 11 p.m. on April 19th, Richmond Taylor, Sarmiento’s boyfriend, alerted the authorities that he went to Sarmiento’s Ashwood Avenue residence to talk and try to fix their relationship, which led to an argument, where he decided to leave and walked to his Monticello Street home. Taylor advised that after he returned home, Sarmiento let herself in through his front door because she had the code. They continued to talk about their issues, which caused her to become angry and aggressive, scratching and biting Taylor and leaving visible marks on his neck, chest, and right armpit.
Once Sarmiento left the residence, he called the police. She corroborated Taylor’s statement, adding that when she arrived at his house, she noticed signs of infidelity in his bedroom and tried to capture photos of it, during which he tackled and “choked” her on her bed, prompting her to bite him due to nearly losing consciousness. When he released her, she grabbed her things and left. Sarmiento provided photos to officers, showing the redness to her chest, adding that her finger was injured during the altercation, but she refused any additional medical attention. Officers deemed Sarmiento as the primary aggressor, and she was taken into custody for the incident.
Sophia Sarmiento of Ashwood Avenue in Nashville, TN, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on April 20th, charged with domestic assault. A judicial commissioner set her bond at $1,500, and the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office gave her pre-trial release from their facility.
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