40-year-old Robert Ezell Jr. called his family members, Jaida Fletcher and Kim Smith, to attack his intimate partner, Dai’Onna White, on April 19th. On July 22nd, White advised officers that she and Ezell Jr. were at his home on Beech Avenue, where they were both drunk and had thrown up. She explained that she asked Ezell Jr. to use his shower, and he said no because other people were in the house. White stated that she undressed and walked to the bathroom anyway. She stated this was when Ezell Jr. reportedly restrained her, preventing her from showering. During this, White added that Ezell Jr. strangled her with one hand until she fought back. Afterward, she said Ezell Jr. offered her a ride home and gave her a shirt to wear.
Then, White said that while Ezell Jr. was driving, he called his family members, Fletcher and Kim Smith, to beat her up. She stated this sparked a scuffle between her and Ezell Jr., during which he hit her head against the window. White said that she jumped out of the car at Jefferson Street near 40th Avenue North to get away from him and had a friend pick her up. However, White told officers that Ezell Jr., Fletcher, and Smith pursued them and blocked them in at Charlotte Used Tires. White stated this is where Fletcher and Smith opened her passenger side door and started attacking her. White said her friend got them off her and drove away. Officers noticed she had a bruise on the inside of both upper arms and a few scratches on her left arm. Ezell Jr. was then taken into custody for assault on July 28th.
Robert T. Ezell Jr of Beech Ave in Nashville, TN, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on July 28th, charged with domestic assault. He is free on a $1,000 bond.
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