Upon entering the family room, Dana Evans began to berate Bill in the presence of their children, reportedly claiming that "he does not live in the marital home and that he is not wanted there," according to the document. According to a court document he and Russell filed, the altercation began verbally, shortly after Bill Evans' return from a charity event at approximately 10:30 p.m. The account provided by Bill Evans paints a very different picture than his wife's. Our hope and prayer is that the case gets resolved and forgotten because it never should have been brought in the first place." "It is not pretty," Russell said, "but (Dana) went to police on advice that it would help in their divorce case. He called the allegations "divorce by 911." Pictures of the injuries taken with Dana Evans' iPhone caused Lindstrom, to subsequently request a warrant for Bill Evans' arrest on "appropriate charges," according to the affidavit.īut Phillip Russell, who is representing Bill Evans, asserted the situation was less straightforward, and that Dana's going to the police was motivated not by the incident itself, but by lengthy divorce proceedings that have drawn on since May 2012. After stumbling backward, Dana allegedly grabbed a wooden coat hanger on the bed and used it to strike Bill several times while trying to leave the room.ĭana Evans told Lindstrom that, during the scuffle, she had received a small cut, about an inch in length, between her thumb and index finger, from which she was bleeding, as well as bruising on her collarbone and right eye. Dana Evans asserts that Bill Evans struck her with his right fist on the right side of her face, around the eye area. Bill allegedly blocked her path to the doorway, preventing her from exiting the room, and proceeded to shove her again.
The affidavit asserts that in the ensuing struggle, Dana was shoved and forced to the floor. A disagreement over the keys escalated, the affidavit states, resulting in Bill allegedly grabbing Dana by the left wrist and Dana throwing the keys across the room. on May 4, when she went to her and Bill Evans' private bedroom to retrieve his keys. in Old Greenwich some two weeks earlier, and expressed her desire to file a formal complaint.Īccording to the affidavit, Dana Evans was attempting to rearrange several cars in the family's driveway at around 10:30 p.m. During the meeting, Evans detailed a physical altercation between her and her husband in their home at 49 Tomac Ave.
In an affidavit, Greenwich Police Officer Kristen Lindstrom stated that on the evening of May 19, Dana Evans sought her out to report an incidence of domestic violence. Documents filed with the court present two very different accounts of what led to the charges.