Wife Tries to Run Over Husband During Domestic Violence

Published by Fleet Tilden, Esq. at August 6, 2010

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Police arrested Tracey McLaughlin on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon earlier today. McLaughlin, 33 or Deland, is accused of attempting to run ehr husband over with her vehicle after a custody fight pertaining to their dog. McLaughlin and her husband, Mark McLaughlin, 45, confronted each other about the dog Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. in front of their Palmetto Avenue home near DeLand, a sheriff’s incident report shows.

According to the report, Mark McLaughlin said their marriage is ending and he found Tracey McLaughlin at the home loading up her vehicle with personal possessions. Mark McLaughlin then saw his dog being taken and stood in front of the vehicle and questioned his wife.

During the heated argument, Tracey McLaughlin drove the vehicle toward her husband and hit him. She drove by three or four houses until her husband could “extricate himself from the vehicle,” the report states. Mark McLaughlin suffered a cut to his knee and refused medical attention, deputies said.

Tracey McLaughlin drove to her parents’ Deltona home where a deputy found her. She denied running over her husband, the report states.

If you or someone you know has een arrested or charged with a Battery or Domestic Violence charge in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution for Domestic Violence in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida, contact the attorneys at TILDEN LAW for an initial and confidential free consultation, 407-599-1234.

Fleet Tilden, Esq.

Beginning in 1923, attorney John Tilden, Esq. established his law practice in Downtown Orlando with a full service law firm serving Central Florida residents. Following in his grandfather’s footsteps, attorney N. Fleetwood Tilden, Esq. began his Central Florida law practice after graduating from law school in 1993. After a career as an Assistant State Attorney prosecuting Central Florida criminal cases, the Law Office of Tilden Law was established. Practicing exclusively Criminal Defense, Mr. Tilden has handled over 5,000 criminal cases.