Mormon TikToker Taylor Frankie Paul is in the grips of the police for putting her boyfriend Dakota Mortensen in a chokehold, before throwing barstools at him which also hit her daughter.
TooFab got the details;
Taylor Frankie Paul, who boasts more than 4 million followers on TikTok and is part of the #MomTok community, was arrested on February 17 in Herriman, Utah after police responded to a domestic violence report. On Tuesday (via CBS News), she was charged with two felony counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, one felony count of aggravated assault and one misdemeanor count of child abuse and criminal mischief.
Per the probable cause statement, Paul began hitting boyfriend Dakota Mortensen when he tried to leave during an argument. Video from the incident allegedly shows the influencer throwing barstools at Mortensen, hitting him with one which also hit her daughter. According to Page Six, the police report said the girl sustained a bump on her head — with authorities calling it a “goose egg” — while the chairs reportedly left holes in the walls.
Taylor is mom to daughter Indy, 5, and son Ocean, 2, who she shares with her ex husband Tate Paul and who were reportedly home at the time of the altercation.
Taylor was allegedly seen putting Mortensen in a chokehold and kicking him in the footage, while he claimed she also threw her phone and a wooden playset at him, which also damaged his car.
“Dakota reported feeling scared for his life. Dakota was observed with redness and swelling around his eyes, swelling on his elbow, scratches on his fingers, and a laceration on his neck,” read the docs, which also claimed police saw Paul “strike” her boyfriend as they arrived on the scene.
“We were at a party, I got belligerent and we went and messed up with ourselves, rather with the whole group,” she added. “One time. It was a one time thing.”
She said the incident led to two divorces in their friend group.
Paul and Mortensen — who are both active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — went public with their relationship in July, before they revealed in November that she suffered an ectopic pregnancy. The pair split in December, but were spotted back together in January.
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