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22-year-old Akur Deng was involved in a domestic altercation with her ex-boyfriend, Austin Patrick, on August 4th. When officers arrived, they spoke with Patrick, who stated that he and Deng had been dating for a year but recently broke up a week ago. Patrick said that they had decided to go out that night. Patrick stated that as he pulled into his apartment complex with Deng, she had gotten ahold of his phone. Patrick informed officers that she saw that he had been texting other women since their breakup, which angered her. Deng allegedly then screamed at Patrick and punched him in the face, causing an injury to his eye that officers observed. Patrick also told officers that she then began punching his windshield from inside the car, which cracked it. Patrick then claimed he exited the vehicle and was followed by Deng, who continued to push and scream at him until the security of the apartment complex arrived and separated them. Patrick stated that Deng was the only one getting physical and that he had never had physical contact with Deng.
Officers then spoke with Deng, who initially claimed that nothing physical happened. However, when she overheard Patrick explaining how she cracked the windshield, she smirked and said, “Yeah, I did. I mean, he was texting other girls.” After getting Deng’s information, she was asked how she cracked his windshield. She then told officers that she had not cracked his windshield at all. When asked why she had admitted to cracking the windshield earlier, Deng did not have an answer. After several minutes, Deng approached another officer and told them how she had been strangled.
She claimed that as Patrick drove her back from the restaurant, they began arguing about the texts. Deng added that Patrick pulled into a nearby Waffle House parking lot and began to strangle her with both hands for about 10 seconds. Deng says he stopped because she asked him to. She stated he drove her back to the apartment complex, where they continued arguing. Deng said this is where she accidentally cracked his windshield. Deng told officers that she never assaulted Patrick and did not mean to cause damage to the windshield. Officers then spoke with the security guard who broke up their fight. He added that he only saw the couple arguing and Deng pushing Patrick before he separated them. Due to the injuries and Deng’s story changing, Deng was deemed the primary aggressor and was taken into custody for vandalism and domestic assault.
Akur Deng of Williams Avenue in Madison, TN, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on August 5th, charged with domestic assault. She is free on a $2,000 bond.
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