31-year-old Local Author Martina Celine Jackson had an altercation with her friend and roommate, Cierra Janay Hardin, at their friend’s house on July 29th. Hardin called the police to the Madison Flats on Brink Haven Avenue and told them she wanted to be transported to a shelter for the night. Hardin further explained that she and Jackson had a scuffle in the morning before she decided to go to a friend’s house. Then, Hardin stated that her friends invited Jackson over to have what she believed was a sit down to settle the earlier tension. Hardin said she and Jackson’s conversation escalated quickly when Jackson punched her in the face and head, causing her nose to bleed. Jackson was then taken into custody for assault on July 30th.