25-year-old Tristan Smith-Wilkins was caught after he was involved in a domestic altercation with his wife, Ashley Wilkins, while at their Old Highway residence on July 4th. Officers spoke with Ashley, who claimed that Tristan intentionally grabbed her hair. On June 21st, Ashley and Tristan had gotten into an argument over Tristan finding messages on her phone, which upset Tristan and made him accuse her of being unfaithful, causing Tristan to grab Ashley’s hair. Ashley informed officers that to escape the situation, she hid in her bedroom so he could not harm her. Officers later spoke with Grace Campbell, a witness who lives at the residence. She stated that on that day, while she was listening through a closed door, she heard Tristan apologizing to Ashley for abusing her. After this, Campbell claims to have witnessed Tristan become angry during another argument with Ashley in which he grabbed her forearm and pulled her to the bedroom while Ashley was saying, “No, Stop.” Campbell also told officers that the incident had occurred about a month ago. Based on the statements, officers deemed Tristan the primary aggressor, and a warrant was issued. Tristan was later found and taken into custody for Domestic assault and False imprisonment on July 4th.
