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A former Bravo actuality TV star was arrested at a Walmart in Nashville, Tennessee after allegedly hitting a buyer with a sock full of rocks, in accordance with court docket paperwork.
Diamond Tankard, 21, was formally charged on Saturday, July 19, with theft of property and aggravated assault with a lethal weapon, Davidson County court docket information present.
Tankard appeared on Bravo’s “Thicker Than Water,” a actuality present that revolved round gospel jazz producer Ben Tankard and his household. The present led to 2016 after operating for 3 seasons, starting in 2013, in accordance with IMDB.
“A former NBA participant turned gospel singer navigates the challenges of main his blended household whereas rising their enterprise empire via music, sports activities teaching, and motivational talking,” IMDB’s synopsis for the present reads.
As of Tuesday, July 22, it’s unclear if Diamond Tankard has a protection lawyer. USA TODAY additionally contacted Ben Tankard’s reps however didn’t obtain a right away response.
What’s Diamond Tankard accused of doing?
A possible trigger affidavit obtained by USA TODAY says Nashville police have been referred to as to the Walmart on July 18 about an assault. When officers spoke with the sufferer, she informed them that whereas on the self-checkout, Tankard “got here from behind, grabbed her by the hair (and) started to assault her.”
Following the assault, Tankard took the girl’s $1,500 iPhone 14 and her $900 Louis Vuitton purse, she informed police, per the affidavit. Responding officers additionally seen that the girl had a laceration above her left eye on her brow, the court docket doc continued.
The lady’s grandmother, who police mentioned witnessed the incident, recalled Tankard having a sock full of rocks, which is what she used in the course of the assault, in accordance with the affidavit. Police contacted Walmart workers, who they mentioned supplied safety footage which confirmed the girl’s and her grandmother’s recollection of the incident.
What did the Walmart safety footage present?
After the alleged assault, the video exhibits Tankard gathering objects from the bottom, which police consider have been the sufferer’s iPhone 14 and Louis Vuitton purse, earlier than operating from the shop, the affidavit says. Officers additionally noticed within the footage that Tankard had one thing white in her proper hand earlier than hanging the girl, however they “could not make out what it was,” the court docket doc reads.
“Based mostly on coaching and expertise and the CCTV footage, officers shaped the opinion (that) Ms. Tankard used a blunt object to strike (the sufferer),” the affidavit says.
The sufferer recognized Tankard from a photograph of the safety footage, in accordance with the affidavit. Following the incident, the girl was taken by Nashville EMS to an area medical middle to obtain stitches, police mentioned, per the court docket doc.
Following Tankard’s arrest, she was given a $25,000 bond, which she has since posted, in accordance with Davidson County inmate and court docket information. Her subsequent court docket listening to is about for Aug. 22.
Jonathan Limehouse covers breaking and trending information for USA TODAY. Attain him at JLimehouse@gannett.com.
