When Alyssa Dawson attempted to lock herself in the bathroom, Timothy Dawson broke the door down, knocking her to the floor, where she struck her head on the tiles, according to her account to police.
NORTHAMPTON – A Goshen man who was sentenced to jail in 2008 for beating his wife has been indicted by a Hampshire County grand jury on charges that he severely beat her again.
Timothy J. Dawson, 32, of 4 Highland Ave., faces four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of assault and battery, second or subsequent offense, and single counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, threatening to commit a crime, malicious destruction of property over $250, aggravated assault and battery and assault and battery in connection with a May 10 incident in which Alyssa Dawson said her husband beat her throughout the night.
In 2008, Timothy Dawson was sentenced to 2½ years in jail and five years probation after pleading guilty to two counts each of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery in another attack on his wife, as well as a marijuana charge. In the 2008 case, according to court documents, Dawson threw a lit cigarette at his wife, kicked her, pointed a 10-inch knife at her and threatened to kill himself by swallowing pills during a July altercation in their home. When police arrived at the scene, they found 80 marijuana plants growing in the basement, records show.
On May 14 of this year, Alyssa Dawson contacted police to tell them that Timothy Dawson had beat her several days earlier. According to the police report, she said Dawson accosted her when she returned home on May 10, accusing her of cheating on him. Although she denied it, Dawson grew angrier and would not let her leave the house. Following her into the bathroom, Dawson threatened to kill his wife and choked her with his hands, the report states. He then smashed her head into the wall and against the toilet tank and punched her in the face.
When Alyssa Dawson attempted to lock herself in the bathroom, Timothy Dawson broke the door down, knocking her to the floor, where she struck her head on the tiles, according to her account to police. On the following day, Dawson drove his wife to the hospital. After speaking with Alyssa Dawson, police went to the couple’s home but could not locate Timothy Dawson. They subsequently put out an alert on him.
When Dawson was finally apprehended, the was found in violation of his probation. He is currently incarcerated at the Hampshire County House of Correction, awaiting arraignment on the current charges.