31-year-old Wendy Bella was involved in a domestic altercation with her husband, Jairo Zavala, at a York Landing Road residence on May 28th. When officers arrived on the scene, officers spoke with Jairo Zavala. He stated that Bella showed up at the residence and began antagonizing him while he was asleep, arguing and poking at him. During the altercation, Bella took one of his bags before he tried to grab it from her. Zavala told officers that after she took his bag, Bella began striking him with a closed fist, as well as scratching him. Zavala claimed that he restrained Bella to prevent her from continuing to hit him. Zavala then went to the living room to get away from Bella before she followed him, starting another argument. Bella then began striking Zavala again, and he started to restrain her once more to stop the attack. During the argument, Bella punched, scratched, and bit Zavala. Bella then grabbed a water bottle and began hitting him with it. Zavala informed Bella that he would call the police; however, Bella snatched his phone and hurled it against the wall. During the investigation, officers determined Bella to be the primary aggressor and took her into custody for domestic assault.
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Wendy Bella of York Landing Road in Woodlawn, TN, was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on May 28th, charged with domestic assault and interfering with emergency call. A judicial commissioner set her bond at $1,000.
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