A St. Paul man beat up a quadruple amputee because he was angry that she was blocking his view of the television, according to a criminal complaint filed in Ramsey County District Court.
Jacoby Laquan Smith, 33, was charged with fifth degree assault, a misdemeanor, and interfering with a 911 call, a gross misdemeanor.
According to the complaint, St. Paul police were called on a domestic assault case at 6:49 a.m. March 22, and found a 28-year-old woman sitting in a wheelchair.
"Officers observed that all four of her limbs were amputated, her arms below the elbow and her legs above the knee," the complaint said.
The woman told police she shared an apartment with Smith on Jessie Street in St. Paul's East Side and an argument started because Smith became angry at her for getting in front of the television, the complaint said.
"The defendant threw the victim to the floor and punched her with a closed fist in the mouth and face more than ten times," the complaint said.
"The victim tried to gain access to her phone and manipulate the keys, which was difficult for her to do because of her handicap, but the defendant swiped her phone away and would not give it back," the complaint said.
The complaint said Smith also blocked the woman from leaving, but she was eventually able to convince him to take her to a SuperAmerica store to get ice to put on her face.
Once they arrived, the woman asked the attendant to call 911, the complaint said. Smith fled the gas station when he overheard that police were called, according to the complaint. As of Friday afternoon, Smith was still being sought by police.
The complaint said the woman had a split upper lip, a swollen lip and swelling to the left side of her face and jaw. The woman told police she was "very frightened" of Smith because he had a key to her apartment and still had her cell phone, her only means of communication, according to the complaint.
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