Johnson v. Brim CA2/2

I. Facts

Brim is married to plaintiff’s ex-boyfriend Edward Harrison, the father of plaintiff’s one-year-old son. In early April 2020, plaintiff was letting Harrison stay at her home after Brim “put him out.” On April 10, 2020, Brim broke the windows and sliced the tire of Harrison’s car where it was parked around the corner from plaintiff’s building. Plaintiff drove Harrison to work that night for his graveyard shift at Home Depot, and Brim picked him up in the morning and drove him back to retrieve his vehicle. When Brim and Harrison arrived back at his car on the morning of April 11, 2020, plaintiff came outside and asked Harrison for child support money he owed her. Brim kept “yapping” at plaintiff during this exchange, telling her, “You’re mad. You’re mad.” Plaintiff told them to go to an ATM so Harrison could get her money. Brim and Harrison left in Brim’s car, then returned. As plaintiff approached Brim’s car to see if they had her money, two other cars pulled up and a group of people who identified themselves as Brim’s cousins got out, stating that Brim had called them for assistance. Brim yelled and cursed at plaintiff, saying plaintiff was mad because Brim took her “…