Report: Middletown woman assaulted victim pregnant with twins

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MIDDLETOWN >> A 26-year-old city woman is charged with attacking a woman pregnant with twins after the victim suspected she had slashed her car tires, according to a report.

On Monday at 11 a.m., police were called to 44 Stack Street about a fight and when they arrived found a woman with a cut near her eye, a report indicates.

The victim, who is pregnant with twins, told officers her neighbor, Danielle J. Jacobs, 26, of Stack Street had allegedly assaulted her, according to the arraignment.

At 8 a.m., the report indicates, the victim discovered her tires had been slashed and believed Jacobs had done it, since there had been many problems between her and her upstairs neighbor.

While the woman was walking home three hours later, police indicate, she found Jacobs by her car and asked about the tires, when Jacobs, who knows the victim is pregnant, ran toward her yelling, “what did you say,” and “threw punches at her.”

The victim said she punched a few times back to defend herself and when her son came out to help, Jacobs allegedly hit him as well.

According to a sworn statement, Jacobs came in to police headquarters and insisted the victim had attacked, although the woman’s son and a witness corroborated the victim’s account.

The victim refused to be treated.

Jacobs was charged with third-degree assault, assault of a pregnant woman and breach of peace, held on a $50,000 bond and is due in Middletown Superior Court on July 16.

In late 2008, Jacobs, who had been accused of assaulting her roommate allegedly attempted suicide with a tongue ring while in police custody.

When officers asked her to remove her tongue ring, she reportedly started flinging punches.

On the way to a padded cell — where she was being transferred for her protection — the young woman again punched and kicked at police, causing one a minor injury, an arraignment details.

Once in the cell, she took out the tongue ring and attempted to cut her wrist with it, officials said at the time.

Jacobs was picked up on a probation violation in February and a failure to appear in 2010.