19-year-old Aidan Murphy was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Monday, charged with the domestic assault of his college roommate, Ryan Fleming, at Belmont University. He reportedly pushed his roommate into a heating unit and punched him in the face at least twice, causing injuries after Fleming reportedly made comments about his mental health when Murphy accused him of taking a backpack.
COMPLAINT: |
2021-0566466 |
ARREST WARRANT / AFFIDAVIT: |
THE DEFENDANT AND VICTIM ARE ROOMMATES AND LIVE TOGETHER AT 1909 15TH AVE SOUTH (POTTER HALL, BELMONT UNIVERSITY). ON 11/1/21 AT THE 15TH AVENUE SOUTH ADDRESS, THE TWO GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT OVER THE DEFENDANT’S FRIENDS’ BACKPACK. THE DEFENDANT ACCUSED THE VICTIM OF TAKING THE BACKPACK. THE ARGUMENT ESCALATED AND THE VICTIM MADE SEVERAL STATEMENTS ABOUT TiiE DEFENDANT’S MENTAL HEALTH, WHICH MADE THE DEFENDANT ANGRY. THE DEFENDANT PUSHED THE VICTIM; INTO A HEATING UNIT IN THEIR ROOM AND PUNCHED THE VICTIM IN THE FACE AT LEAST TWO TIMES. THIS LEFT VISIBLE INJURIES ON THE VICTIM, WHICH WERE PHOTOGRAPHED AND INCLUDED IN THE INCIDENT REPORT. THE VICTIM WAS GIVEN MEDICAL TREATMENT BY MEDICAL STAFF AT BELMONT UNIVERSITY, WHO ADVISED THE VICTIM MAY HA VE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION FROM THE INCIDENT. BOTH THE VICTIM AND THE DEFENDANT TOLD OFFICERS THE SAME SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. THE DEFENDANT AND VICTIM ALSO WROTE WRITTEN STATEMENTS PRIOR TO POLICE ARRIVAL, WHERE THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO PUNCH1NG THE VICTIM. THE DEFENDANT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE WAS NOT ISSUED A STATE MISDEMEANOR CITATION DUE TO THE DOMESTIC NATURE OF THE INCIDENT. |
PROSECUTOR: |
RYAN BERNARD FLEMING |
SIGNED BY COMMISSIONER / JUDGE: |
DANIEL MASTEN |
VICTIM: |
RYAN BERNARD FLEMING |
CASE | CHARGE | BOND |
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GS955292 | DOMESTIC ASSAULT | 1000 |
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DEFENDANT: | MURPHY, AIDAN J |
AKA(s): | AIDAN MURPHY |
ADDRESS: | 1909 15TH AVE SOUTH NASHVILLE, TN 37212 |
JMS ID: | 965894 |
CONTROL ID: | 604824 |
SEX: | M |
RACE: | WHITE |
DOB: | 09/08/2002 (19) |
ADMITTED: | 11/01/2021 04:40 PM |
RELEASED: | 11/02/2021 04:29 AM |
BOND VIA: | FREE AT LAST |
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