Mom Accused of Attempting to Drown Teen Daughter in Minnesota Lake
Jasmine Laws, 35, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after deputies said she tried to drown her 15-year-old daughter.
- On Sunday, July 5, deputies arrested Jasmine Laws, 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, after she allegedly attempted to drown her 15-year-old daughter in West Battle Lake, Minnesota.
- At approximately 4:19 p.m. Sunday, the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office received a report of potential domestic assault, leading to charges against Laws for second-degree attempted murder, domestic assault, and domestic assault by strangulation.
- Emergency responders including the Battle Lake Police Department, Battle Lake Rescue, and Henning Ambulance transported the 15-year-old victim to Lake Region Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Formal charges have not yet been filed against Laws, though the incident remains under active investigation by the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office to determine full circumstances.
- West Battle Lake, located northeast of Battle Lake, Minnesota, was the site of the altercation. Reporters may contact James Allen at 739-7022 for updates.
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Mom accused of attempting to drown teen daughter in Minnesota lake
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — A Maryland woman is accused of trying to drown her teenage daughter in an Otter Tail County lake on Sunday, July 5. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office was called at about 4:19 p.m. Sunday about a potential domestic assault in West Battle Lake, according to a sheriff’s office news release. The lake is northeast of Battle Lake, Minnesota. Jasmine Laws, 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, was arrested on charges of domestic a…
Woman accused of trying to drown her daughter in an Otter Tail County lake
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. – A 35-year-old Baltimore woman was arrested on Sunday, July 5 for attempted murder near Battle Lake, Minnesota. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office said Jasmine Laws tried to drown her 15-year-old daughter in West Battle Lake. She was arrested on second degree attempted murder, domestic assault and domestic assault by strangulation. The girl was taken to a Fergus Falls hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
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