Trigger Warning: This article contains video and audio which is extremely disturbing, as well as domestic violence. Discretion advised.
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives‘ Taylor Frankie Paul continues to make headlines for the wrong reasons. Her toxic relationship with Dakota Mortensen, her ex-boyfriend and father of her son, has been featured on SLOMW.
However, it has never been featured in such a scary and disturbing manner as it in this video. Previously, Dakota stated that he allegedly had footage of Taylor physically assaulting him. And now, the video from the 2023 incident that led to her arrest has surfaced.
TMZ released footage of Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen’s 2023 confrontation
TMZ obtained the video of Taylor repeatedly attacking Dakota. She was arrested and plead guilty to aggravavated assault. Other charges related to this incident were dropped. While Dakota attempted to film the mayhem, Taylor put him in a headlock. She moved away, before returning and attempting to kick him.
Then, Taylor hurled a metal bar stool across the room at Dakota. “Your daughter is sitting right there!” Dakota yelled, but she threw two more stools. And one of them struck her daughter. Then a child could be heard crying amid the screaming. The video went black, but audio was still recording.
“Your daughter just got hit in the head with a metal chair. Go and help your daughter,” Dakota said. In turn, Taylor screamed at the top of her lungs, “Get away from my daughter!” According to the police report, Taylor’s daughter Indy, who was five years old at the time, presented with a “goose egg on her head.”
In the video, you can hear police arrive and attempt to separate Dakota and Taylor. Taylor can be heard yelling the in the clip, “You threw me” during the altercation. Both the police, and prosecutors, viewed this video.
Meanwhile, Taylor and Dakota were ordered to undergo psychological testing, and are involved in an open domestic abuse investigation.
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If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788.
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