A 19-year-old Knox woman was charged with domestic battery following a reported altercation between two women at the Pilot Travel Center in Plymouth on Thursday, October 8.
According to Plymouth Police, officers responded to the travel center around 6 p.m. after receiving a report of a physical altercation. After speaking with a witness and others at the scene, officers reported that Jeslyn Christina Shepherd, 19, had battered the other woman during the incident.
Shepherd was taken to the Marshall County Jail and charged with domestic battery.
Readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is a mere allegation that a crime has been committed and that there is only probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. They are presumed innocent throughout the proceedings and are entitled to be represented by counsel and entitled to a trial by jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.