26-year-old Tyrun Woods was seen strangling his ex-girlfriend, Jaylen Pollard, at her South 6th Street apartment residence on June 28th. When officers arrived, they spoke with Pollard, who stated that while she was lying in her bed, Woods, her child’s father, came into the room and thumped her on her cheek. This upset Pollard, so she hit him on the back of his head, prompting Woods to grab one of her arms and hold her face down on the bed. When Woods refused to let Pollard up, she bit him to make him let her go. Once Woods let her go, he proceeded to throw Pollard onto the floor, pull her up, and throw her again into a wall. Woods then stood Pollard up and began to punch her in the face. Pollard claims after the punches, Woods proceeded to put her in a chokehold, restricting her breathing for 8-9 seconds. Pollard told officers that she had difficulty breathing and almost lost consciousness. Pollard stated to get Woods to stop, she had to bite his arm.
When Pollard tried to get away, Woods began strangling her again, prompting Pollard to scream, “Call the Police!” to her sister, who was in the other room. After around 3 seconds, Woods let her go and told Pollard, “I’m going to give you something to call the police about,” before getting dressed and leaving for work. Pollard sustained a bloody nose and a cut inside her upper lip from the attack that officers observed. A day later, on June 29th, Pollard called the officers back to the residence and informed them that when she returned from Kentucky, she noticed Woods inside her residence. Pollard claims she decided to drive around due to being assaulted by Woods the night before and did not want to have another altercation with him. When Woods had left, she went inside her home and noticed all her furniture had been moved. Pollard then noticed that both her flat-screen TVs had been destroyed. The estimated damage to the TVs was $800, and Woods was deemed the primary aggressor. A warrant was issued, and Woods was taken into custody for aggravated assault and vandalism on July 3rd.
Tyrun C. Woods was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on July 3rd, charged with aggravated assault and vandalism. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $17,000.
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