JACKSON TWP. — A Morgantown woman, 68-year-old Christina Dallas, faces felony charges for criminal confinement, intimidation and criminal recklessness following an event last month.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Brown County Sheriff’s Sgt. Austin Schofield and Sgt. William Pool, along with Deputy Zaccary Sheppard, responded for a disturbance on East Shore Drive on March 29.
Initially, dispatch advised that the caller said he and another individual, later identified as Dallas, had been arguing for the past couple days and that she was now throwing things.
While en route, however, dispatch advised that the caller said that Dallas also had a gun and she had possibly shot a round off in the residence.
At that point, Nashville Police Officer Dylan Smock responded as well, the report said.
Dispatch then advised that the caller said he was in the upstairs of the residence, and that Dallas could not walk up the stairs. At one point, the caller said he saw Dallas in possession of a .357 magnum.
According to the report, the caller said that Dallas told him if he came downstairs, she would shoot him.
Schonfeld requested LifeLine EMS respond as well and stage in the area.
Once the officers arrived near the residence, they parked a few houses down and walked the rest of the way. All initial responding officers retrieved their department-issued semi-automatic rifles, the report said.
When they reached the residence on foot and used a tactical position, then Pool gave commands for Dallas to come out of the residence with her hands up.
According to the report, the caller advised that Dallas was in the kitchen area of the residence, and that she kept walking by a door. She also kept turning on a porch light, then would turn it off a short time later.
At one point, Pool and Schonfeld walked over to a neighboring property, in an attempt to get a layout of the residence and potentially spot Dallas.
Schonfeld reported that, as he was walking around the residence, he saw a silhouette of a female in one of the windows. Dispatch also advised that Dallas was checking the windows for the officers.
Officers reportedly pulled back for cover behind a nearby shed, then requested dispatch to contact a SWAT team, Sheriff Brad Stogsdill and Chief Deputy Paul Henderson who all arrived on scene, according to the report.
During this time, the officers were still giving commands for Dallas to exit the residence.
According to the report, Smock watched the rear entrance of the residence and reportedly saw Dallas walk by a window occasionally. Shepperd remained at the front of the residence and he was also seeing her walk around that area of the house.
As Schonfeld and Indiana Conservation Officer Mike Southerland were walking back towards the residence, they began to hear commands. According to the report, Dallas had come out the front door.
Southerland ran around to the far side of the porch and, with his rifle reportedly pointed at Dallas, her commanded her to turn around, face away him and place her hands up. She followed the commands and did not appear to be armed, according to the report.
Stogsdill, Pool and Sheppard approached Dallas and detained her. EMS was requested to the scene to check out Dallas.
Stogsdill and Schonfeld then entered the residence to check on the welfare of the caller, who was still in the upstairs loft area of the residence. He advised that he was fine, then came downstairs to speak with Shepperd about what had occurred.
According to the report, Schonfeld located a Taurus .357 Magnum on a recliner. When he cleared the weapon, he observed that one of the rounds in the six-round cylinder had been fired.
The caller was asked about the fired round, and according to the report, he advised that Dallas did fire one round inside the house.
Schonfeld took possession of the firearm and then he and Southerland searched the residence for the gunshot entry.
According to the report, Schonfeld located the fresh entry in the ceiling of the loft area — the same area the caller was during the incident, the report said.
There was also a Hi-Point pistol on the bed that the caller was sitting on, which was cleared by the officers. According to the report, the pistol had a full magazine, however, no rounds were chambered.
Schonfeld then exited the residence and was advised that Dallas was intoxicated.
According to the report, she was mad because the caller had reportedly hidden her things, including alcohol. The caller was asked about this and he advised that he had hid her alcohol in a wood pile outside.
Dallas also stated that she did shoot a round off in the residence, because she was mad, the report said.
She was checked okay by EMS and then offered a breathalyzer test. The result was .221, according to the report.
Schonfeld located the alcohol under a wheelbarrow by the wood pile, then took it inside and asked the caller about Dallas’ medication. He collected her medication for the jail.
Dallas was transported to the Brown County Jail and booked on the preliminary charges of criminal confinement, a Level 3 felony; criminal recklessness, a Level 6 felony; and intimidation, a level 5 felony.
The probable cause affidavit was filed on March 30.
