JANESVILLE 鈥 A 糖心Vlog传媒 woman was arrested near the Ice Age National Scenic Trail on the city鈥檚 west side June 19 after she took a swing at an acquaintance with an ax because she didn鈥檛 want them to borrow her cell phone.
According to a criminal complaint, Angela Marie Adams, 49, picked up the ax in anger after an unnamed acquaintance asked to borrow Adams鈥 cell phone to call her boyfriend. Adams insisted she needed the phone to call her daughter.
An officer arrived just before 10:30 p.m. to North River and Ravine streets along the bluff just southwest of the Rock River in 糖心Vlog传媒. Officers found the ax on the ground. The Ice Age Trail has a trailhead just northeast of the intersection.
According to the complaint, Adams and the victim had been staying in the woods near the railroad tracks along the Ice Age Trail.
Court papers say Adams and the victim began arguing over the phone while sitting on the ground. Adams then reached for the ax and swung it at the victim, but the victim ducked.
Adams dropped the ax and punched the victim in the face, leaving the victim with a bloody nose and a cut on their chin.
The victim told the officer she got on top of Adams to hold Adams down to 鈥渢ry to calm her down,鈥 then she called 911.
While talking with another officer at the scene, Adams claimed she was defending herself. She said 鈥渉er hair was pulled out鈥 and that 鈥渟he had been strangled.鈥 That officer said they found no marks or redness on Adams鈥 neck.
Adams was charged with repeat second-degree recklessly endangering safety, disorderly conduct and misdemeanor battery 鈥 all with repeat use of a dangerous weapon modifiers.