The Brief
- Deputies say Ashley Marie Shields called them to report she’d been assaulted.
- After investigating, deputies realized she was the suspect, not the victim.
- Shields has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
APPLE VALLEY, Calif. – Deputies in San Bernardino County recently arrested a woman who they say called them to report she’d been assaulted, but was actually the suspect.
It happened in Apple Valley on Sunday, Oct. 5. Deputies said Ashley Marie Shields called them to report that she’d been assaulted by a man in the parking lot outside the Apple Valley Smoke Shop.
But after they investigated, deputies realized Shields wasn’t a victim, but their suspect instead. Deputies said she had attacked a 32-year-old Apple Valley man. …