Today I was arrested because my husband scraped his elbow
I believe the officer took me in because of what could’ve happened to me. My husband was screaming at me so loud and hard that he was spitting in my face. I was sitting in a chair and he was pushing his body into me. Which was making the chair, bounce off the wall. I put my arms up, trying to push him away from me. He’s tall 6’1” and bigger than me. I couldn’t get them off of me I couldn’t get them away from me. I just kept my hands up, I close my eyes. Then all the sudden the weight was lifted and I opened my eyes to see my husband doing a fake fall to the floor. He looked at me and said look what you did! Look what you did! I was in tears and shaking. I called 911 immediately. He went upstairs, and then came back down and sat on the stairs and said look at you look what you did look what you did, I was afraid he was going to come after me again. I screamed to stay away from me. The 911 operator told me to lock myself in a room, so I locked myself in my daughters bathroom. I stayed there until the officers came. The officers talked to him first since I was in the floor below. I couldn’t hear what he was saying. Then the officers came downstairs for me. I came out still crying and shaking. They asked me what happened and I told them everything. They said because he had a scrape on his elbow that it was second-degree assault and I was being arrested. I’ve never been arrested. I’m an elementary school teacher. I don’t even spank my children, and now because I was trying to protect myself, I got arrested. I can’t go back to my house. I have a daughter who is 17 and 18. They weren’t at the house at the time, but they were able to go and get some of my stuff. I’m staying in a hotel room tonight but I don’t know where I’ll be tomorrow. My husband has managed to isolate me from my family and friends. They all live about three hours away. I called my mom for the first time in years. She was able to give me a lot of great advice, but I still don’t know what to do. I feel so lost, I’m worried about my job, but I’m worried about where I’m going to stay tomorrow night. Someone please tell me what to do next.
Posted Nov 7, 2022, 6:20 AM UTC · edited