Richmond police report arriving to a apartment recently in reference to a domestic violence incident in progress. According to officials, the victim was interviewed and claimed 20-year-old Jonas Mason had punched her in the chest, held her against her will by the throat, and grabbed her shoulder.
Police state that a cut was visible on the inside of the victim’s arm. The victim allegedly then started hitting mason with a cane a couple of times, stating she did so because Mason would not leave the house.
Upon contact with Mason, police report the injuries from the cane being visible on his body. Mason advised officers he pushed the victim, Shamarlee Estill-Johnson because she was hitting him with the cane. According to reports, the mother of Estill-Johnson stated they had been fighting for close to an hour before police arrived. Both parties were arrested for mutually assaulting one another and have now been lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.
