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44-year-old Benjamin Jones had a domestic incident with his ex-girlfriend, Julia Waters, at the parking garage near Kensington Place and 25th Avenue South on June 18th. On June 22nd, Waters went to the Midtown Hills Police Precinct on 12th Avenue and reported the incident. She told authorities that Jones asked her to talk to him at his office, a trailer inside the parking garage. Waters said she called him multiple times while heading to the location, telling him she did not want to come, but he insisted she did. When she arrived, Jones told her to come inside or leave. Waters told officers that since Jones was previously abusive, she didn’t want to make him angry. Once inside, Jones started yelling at her, saying, “Why are you doing this? You know this is a trigger for me when you keep calling me.” Jones told Waters she was trying to start an argument and make him mad. She said he asked her to bring him water, and when she handed it to him, he poured it over her head. Jones then grabbed her by the neck, pushed her against the door, and began to “choke” her. While doing so, Waters told him that she could not breathe and pleaded for him to stop. Jones responded by screaming, “Stop talking!” Waters said while trying to break away, she scratched him on the face, and he fell to the floor. She added that Jones tried to “choke” her again, but after a brief struggle, he stood up. Officers observed several visible injuries consistent with her statements.
Additionally, Waters stated that Jones locked the doors and demanded that she sit. Jones proceeded to push her into a chair, causing her to hit a table in his office, leaving a bruise on her waist. Waters said that Jones told her to stay there so they could talk about what had happened. She explained that she wanted to leave but could not because she did not want to be attacked again. Waters noted that every time she glanced at the door, Jones said, “Keep your feet right there.” During their argument, Jones threatened to kill her and her boyfriend if she did not end their relationship. When Waters asked him if she could smoke a cigarette outside, he allowed her to do so. Once Waters was out of the trailer, she started running to her car, and Jones said, “Yeah, you better run bitch.” Waters also stated that Jones tried contacting her after the altercation, but she blocked his number. Benjamin Jones was taken into custody for aggravated assault on June 23rd.
Benjamin Jones of Forest Trail in Brentwood, TN, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on June 23rd, charged with aggravated assault. He is free on a $20,000 bond.
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