MEMPHIS, Tenn — The Shelby County District Attorney General's Office said the assault case against a Memphis Fire Department employee charged after a domestic fight has been dismissed.
The D.A.'s Office said the case was dismissed Aug. 29 because the victim did not want to move forward with the case or testify about what happened.
"Our office worked closely with the victim to assist her in the process, but she ultimately declined to move forward," said a statement from the office. "As a result our office had to dismiss. The defendant was required to attend six individual counseling sessions, which he has completed."
After the arrest, MFD said an internal investigation was being conducted. Tuesday, MFD said the employee is no longer under investigation and is still employed with the department.
The employee was arrested the night of Sunday, July 16, 2023. According to a report from the Memphis Police Department, officers were called about an armed party just before 9:15 p.m. in the 5600 block of Gaywinds Ave. in southeast Memphis. Police said the man and the victim lived together with their children, ages 5 and 11-months, at the home. They said the children were there at the time.
According to the court affidavit, the victim’s sister had called police after first getting a call from a random woman who told her the man and the victim got into a fight, so she and her mother headed to the couple’s home.
According to the police report, when she got there, the sister saw the man and the victim arguing. According to the report, he got mad and pulled out a gun, chambered a round, and said, “I’ll kill everybody in this m**********r.” That’s when she said she left the home and called police.
According to the police report, the victim told investigators she and the man had argued over a possible affair. She told police she tried to leave, but he blocked the door and took her cell phone. According to the report, when she tried to leave through the garage, he grabbed her hair and put a gun to her neck. She told police she “snatched away” and both of them left the house. According to the report, she went to a neighbor to try to call her sister and mother on Facebook, but they didn’t answer at that time.
The police report said she went back home, then he returned, and the argument continued. She said when her sister and mother arrived, he threatened to kill everyone in the home and that’s when the sister called police.
Police said the man, who leased the home, consented to a search and showed officers where guns were located in a back room.
According to the court affidavit, he denied pointing a gun, making threats, or putting his hands on anyone in the house.
