Updated on Aug. 21:
A Jefferson County judge recently dismissed charges that had been filed against April M. Davidson, 35, of the Fenton area.
Davidson had been charged on June 30 with first-degree domestic assault, a class B felony, and third-degree domestic assault, a class E felony. However, on Aug. 11, Jefferson County Div. 10 Associate Circuit Judge Jeffrey Coleman dismissed the charges against her after the state’s essential witness did not appear in court for a preliminary hearing.
At that Aug. 11 hearing, the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office requested a continuance, but Coleman denied that request and dismissed the charges, court records said.
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Original story:
April M. Davidson, 35, of the Fenton area has been accused of attacking a woman in their home in the 400 block of Stieren Lane in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton, according to court documents.
The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on June 30 charged Davidson with first-degree domestic assault, a class B felony punishable by five to 15 years in prison, and third-degree domestic assault, a class E felony that carries a penalty of up to four years in prison, court records show.
Davidson was arrested on June 28, and as of July 2, she was being held without bond at the Jefferson County Jail in Hillsboro, court documents said.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called on June 28 to the Fenton-area home by the alleged victim. The woman told deputies Davidson had hit her back several times and choked her, according to the case’s probable-cause statement.
Davidson and the woman live together, the report said.
The Sheriff’s Office did not say what led to the alleged attack.