Tallahassee Woman Accused Of Savage Assault After Heated Argument About TV Ownership

A Tallahassee woman was released on bond Sunday after police said she attempted to kill her boyfriend during a physical fight over a television and other personal property on April 11.

Police arrested Teariney Dixon, 37, at her home following a domestic violence call at her boyfriend’s apartment. Dixon faces a charge of attempted murder.

The confrontation began when Dixon’s boyfriend accused her of seeing another man and asked her to leave, according to a probable cause affidavit.

A probable cause affidavit is a sworn statement by police outlining the evidence that justified an arrest.

The boyfriend told officers that Dixon refused to leave without a purse and a television. He said the fight turned physical after he threw the contents out of the purse, which he claimed to have purchased.

Investigators said the boyfriend provided home surveillance video that showed Dixon punching him in the face. After the boyfriend kicked down a door to re-enter his apartment, Dixon allegedly swung a kitchen knife with a blade between five and seven inches long at him.

Officers said Dixon allegedly made slashing motions with the knife and cut the man's finger.

The boyfriend told police that Dixon cut his finger with the knife. He further alleged that Dixon grabbed his hair and tried to use the knife to saw off his dreadlocks. The boyfriend responded by removing Dixon’s wig before he eventually disarmed her, according to the police report

Officers located Dixon at her home later that night. After being read her rights, Dixon said she and her boyfriend had argued over their belongings, but told police she did not remember the details of the physical fights.

Dixon denied that she tried to kill the man, according to the affidavit. The victim refused medical assistance at the scene.

Dixon was booked into the Tallahassee Detention Center on April 11 and posted bond the next day. A future court date has not been set.