TikTok star Taylor Frankie Paul was arrested in Salt Lake City in February. Daily mail released video from the police body camera, where Taylor can be seen very drunk and very upset.
Taylor was arrested for throwing a chair at her boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, but the chair also hit her five-year-old daughter.
Taylor is Mormon and popular on TikTok. She made headlines last year when she revealed to the media that she and her husband were divorcing after she “went too far” at a “soft-swing” party. The “soft-swing” occurs when couples change partners but do not have sex.
Video/Salt Lake City Police/Daily Mail
On February 17, Taylor was arrested. In the video posted by the DailyMail, it is stated that Taylor got upset when Dakota refused to accompany her to a concert on the grounds that she was too drunk. Then Taylor “lost her mind” and threw chairs at her boyfriend, one of which accidentally hit her five-year-old daughter’s head.
After police arrived, Taylor said she “was so scared I peed myself.”
She said Dakota pushed her first and defended herself by throwing chairs at her. Taylor is 27 and Dakota is 30.
Accusations on several counts
Taylor was initially arrested on a minor charge, but after Dakota showed police a video from her phone, in which Taylor was seen throwing a chair at her daughter, the influencer was charged with aggravated assault, domestic violence in the presence of a child and a child. abuse.
Two weeks later, the Salt Lake County prosecutor issued an indictment against Taylor. Two counts of third-degree domestic violence involving a child resulting in injury.
If convicted, she faces up to five years in prison. She will appear in court on April 14.
Taylor has over four million followers on TikTok. She shares her daily life with her followers. She has two children with her ex-husband.
Last summer, she shocked her followers when she said she and then-husband Tate were divorcing because she went too far at a “soft-swingin'” event.
Taylor and Dakota. Photo/Instagram
About six months ago, she started dating Dakota Mortensen.
Taylor and Dakota are reportedly still together and “working on the relationship.” She posted several messages on social media saying that she will not be posting photos or videos of her children online, but that this is a temporary situation. However, she has not publicly commented on the accusation.
Daily Mail addresses the issue in more detail.