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Written by: E. George
Published February 11, 2023 @ 7:30 AM ET
Bibb County (December 4, 2019) – Bibb County Sheriff’s Office received a call about an aggravated assault at a Crabapple Place residence. Upon arrival, they noted that the victim had red scratch marks all over her face, and several continued to bleed. She held a tissue in her hand and blotted away the blood during the entire interview. She explained that her neighbor’s daughter had scratched her, hit her with a metal pot, and chased her with a hammer after she offered her help.
Noticing the suspect sitting in her car in the driveway on multiple occasions, she told the officers she grew concerned for her wellbeing and attempted to assist. She knocked on her neighbor’s door and spoke with the suspect’s mother, offering a blanket or jacket to keep her warm inside the vehicle, which she declined.
As she prepared to drive her children to school that morning, the suspect, Shaneice Taquilla Rouse, approached her and asked if they could speak when she returned home. She agreed and knocked on her neighbor’s door when she got back. Rouse answered the door and began attacking her by scratching her face with her fingernails and hitting her on the top of her head with a metal pot.
The victim ran back to her house, and Rouse chased her with the pot clenched in one hand and a hammer in the other. When the suspect tried hitting her with the hammer and missed, she threw the pot at her and made contact. The victim entered her house, and when she called the authorities, she noticed Rouse leaving the scene in a white car.
Rouse’s mother arrived and claimed that her daughter did not suffer from any mental issues, nor did she bother anyone. She told the officers she did not think it was fair to charge her daughter with a crime if she could not tell her side of the story. She accused them of “picking sides.”
After explaining that they could not obtain Rouse’s account because she fled the crime scene, the officers said they would welcome her side of the story if they could make contact. Her mother informed them that her daughter had not responded to any of her messages.
The officers discovered that Rouse had a suspended license and explained to her mother that if she had indeed driven away in a white car, she had broken the law.
EMS arrived and tended to the victim, deciding to transport her to the hospital due to the extent of her injuries.
After issuing warrants, officers arrested Rouse on January 14 for aggravated assault. This case is active and currently pending in court.
Officer’s Narrative:
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On 12/4/2019 at 0852, I was dispatched to [600 BLOCK] Crabapple Place in reference to an Aggravated Assault.
Upon arrival at the scene, I spoke with victim [VICTIM #1]. Ms. [VICTIM #1] stated that last night, she noticed that her next door neighbor’s daughter, Shaneice Rouse (referred to as “Ms. Rouse” from this point forward in this report), was sitting in her car in the driveway. This is something that Ms. [VICTIM #1] has witnessed Ms. Rouse doing on several occassions.
Worried about Ms. Rouse’ well being, Ms. [VICTIM #1] knocked on her neighbor’s door and spoke with Ms. Rouse’s mother, [WITNESS #1] (referred to as [WITNESS #1] from this point forward in this narrative). According to Ms. [VICTIM #1], she asked [WITNESS #1] if Ms. Rouse was ok and if Ms. Rouse needed anything like a blanket or jacket. [WITNESS #1] declined Ms. [VICTIM #1]’ assistance and Ms. [VICTIM #1] returned home.
Ms. [VICTIM #1] stated that this morning, as she was leaving to take children to school, Ms. Rouse approached her and asked if they could talk when Ms. [VICTIM #1] returned home. Ms. [VICTIM #1] agreed. When she got back home from dropping children off at school, Ms. [VICTIM #1] knocked on Ms. Rouse’s front door. When Ms. Rouse answered the door, she attacked Ms. [VICTIM #1] by scratching her in the face with her fingernails and hitting her on top of her head with a metal pot.
Ms. [VICTIM #1] ran away, back to her house, and Ms. Rouse chased her with the pot in one hand and a hammer in the other. Ms. Rouse attempted to hit Ms. [VICTIM #1] with the hammer, but missed. She then threw the pot at her, hitting her with it in the process. Ms. [VICTIM #1] made it inside her home and called for Deputies to respond to the scene. Ms. Rouse got into a white car and left the scene driving. She never returned.
I looked at Ms. [VICTIM #1] face. There were scratch marks all over her face, consistent with someone having scratched her with their fingernails. Several of the scratches were bleeding. Ms. [VICTIM #1] had a tissue in her hands and was wiping blood from her face the entire time we were talking. I could not tell if she had any swelling on her head from the pot, due to her hair. I called EMS to the scene to check her injuries. EMT’s decided to take Ms. [VICTIM #1] to the hospital due to the extent of her injuries.
While waiting for the ambulance to arrive, [WITNESS #1] arrived on the scene. She stated that she doesn’t believe her daughter has any mental issues and stated that her daughter doesn’t bother anyone. She stated that she doesn’t believe it is fair for me to charge her daughter with a crime, as her daughter was not present to tell her side of the story. She stated that I was “picking sides”.
I explained to [WITNESS #1] that I couldn’t get her daughter’s side of the story because she left the scene prior to my arrival – instead of waiting there. I asked her if she could get in touch with her daughter, and I would be glad to hear her side of the story. She told me that her daughter wasn’t responding to her messages.
While attempting to identify Ms. Rouse, I discovered that she has a suspended license. If she did, in fact leave the scene in a white car, as Ms. [VICTIM #1] stated, she is not legally allowed to drive at this time.
I provided Ms. [VICTIM #1] with a case card. A warrant will be taken out on Ms. Ross in reference to Aggravated Assault. There is no further information available in reference to this case.
– Ms. Rouse struck Ms. [VICTIM #1] in the head with a metal pot (which could have killed or permanently injured Ms. [VICTIM #1])
– Ms. Rouase scrathced Ms. [VICTIM #1] face with her fingernails
– Ms. [VICTIM #1]’ face had fresh, red scratch marks on it. Some of the marks were bleeding. They appeared consistent with having been scratched by another person as Ms. [VICTIM #1] described
– Ms. Rouse chased Ms. [VICTIM #1] as she tried to flee the attack, attempting to strike her again with a hammer
– Ms. Rouse threw the metal pot at Ms. [VICTIM #1], as she attempted to flee the attack, striking her with the pot once again
– EMS verified that Ms. [VICTIM #1]’ injuries were worrisome enough to be examined at the ER
– Ms. Rouse fled the scene prior to law enforcement arrival, instead of remaining on scene to give her version of events
[End of Narrative]