Background: The Police Service Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Google Maps). Inset: Taneshia Gearing (Hamilton County Jail).
A Tennessee woman who was wanted by police for allegedly assaulting her wheelchair-bound ex-boyfriend has been arrested.
Taneshia Gearing, 29, was arrested by officers from the Chattanooga Police Department on Friday after a warrant was issued for her arrest on charges of domestic assault and vandalism. She posted bond and was released from custody. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by local ABC affiliate WTVC, the charges stem from an alleged incident in June 2024 involving Gearing and her former boyfriend, who told police that Gearing beat him and pulled him out of his wheelchair.
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According to the affidavit, Chattanooga police responded to a call placed on June 25, 2024, by the unnamed man who said that Gearing, his ex-girlfriend, broke into his home by kicking through a locked door. After screaming at him, Gearing allegedly ransacked his apartment while he attempted to escape by getting out of his wheelchair and working his way down a flight of stairs. Gearing allegedly followed the man out and continued attacking him.
The man told police that Gearing threw a phone at his face, leaving a cut under his eye. She also tore his shirt off and beat him with her fists before she fled the scene.
When police arrived, the man refused medical assistance. Officers also offered him assistance from a domestic violence advocate, but he turned them down.
Inside the apartment, police found a baseball bat and two smashed TV sets. According to the affidavit, a witness was able to confirm the man”s account of the alleged attack.
Gearing was charged with domestic assault and vandalism/malicious mischief. Her next court date is scheduled for Nov. 12.
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