Posted on 04/06/2021 11:07:15 AM PDT by simpson96
ANDERSON — A local woman who accepted the challenge when friends dared her to shatter the glass at the Madison County Sheriff’s Department is now facing criminal charges.
Billie Jo Goodnight, 42, 1300 block of Pearl Street, is charged with Level 6 felony charges of intimidation and criminal mischief.
During her initial court appearance on Monday Goodnight was granted a pretrial release by Criminal Magistrate Kevin Eads.
“Somebody had me thrown into jail,” she said.
According to a press release, Goodnight approached the administration offices of the Sheriff’s Department with a baseball bat about 6:20 p.m. Saturday.
She proceeded to shatter the glass entry door with the bat, and jail officers who saw her on surveillance video made the arrest.
Goodnight told officers she was upset with acquaintances after they told her she would be too afraid to commit the act.
The probable cause affidavit states that following her arrest Goodnight threatened to kill Jail Deputy David Pearcy, which is the basis of the intimidation charge.
She claimed that Pearcy had witnessed a rape, a statement Pearcy said he didn’t know to what Goodnight was referring.
Goodnight said she had consumed a fifth of vodka and admitted to breaking the window with the baseball bat.
While being questioned Goodnight started talking about a “prince” and a “whale," according to the affidavit.
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Never in my wildest dreams would I expect a friend to make such a dare and mean it seriously. As the saying goes, with friends like that, who needs enemies.
In the article it says it is in Indiana.
With a name like Billie Jo Goodnight I was thinking Georgia. 42 years old and breaking windows. I got that out of my system in the 5th grade. (Run-down abandoned house).
Looks like grandpa from the Munsters
That’s a hard 42 years right there
She sort of has that Uncle Fester Prom Date look.
I am guessing she is single.
Looks like uncle Herman.
42??? I’m 72, and look better than that!
Ack!
5.56mm
I was thinking more along the lines of Peter Boyle...
That’s a man, baby!!
That’s a rough 42.
consumed a 5th of alcohol, and was still walking around with a baseball bat because her friends told her to?
Put this woman in detox before her friends tell her to jump off a bridge
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