SPRINGVILLE — A Springville woman has been charged with domestic battery following a reported physical dispute with her mother at a residence on Moore Lane last week.
Emmalie Miller, 18, was charged with domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor, following an investigation by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department into an incident that occurred on October 25, 2025.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed by Deputy Davis Miller, Central Dispatch received a report of a domestic dispute from the victim, who claimed her daughter, Emmalie Miller, had struck her in the face. Deputy Miller and Reserve Deputy Hawkins responded to the address to investigate.
Upon arrival, Miller exited a vehicle and told deputies that her daughter, Emmalie, had struck her in the upper lip area during a confrontation.
Miller explained that the dispute began when she was in a vehicle with her mother. She told police her mother wanted her to exit the car but she refused.
The victim and a witness who was also in the vehicle told police the mother attempted to remove Miller’s backpack from the car to encourage her to exit. But Miller then allegedly struck her mother in the upper lip. Miller stated she and her mother were pulling the backpack in opposite directions. She claimed she lost her grip, and due to the force of her mother’s pull, the backpack accidentally struck her mother in the face.
The affidavit notes that officers did not observe any marks in the area of the victim’s upper lip. Before leaving the scene, the mother completed a domestic battery affidavit.
Deputy Miller determined there was probable cause to believe that Miller committed the offense of domestic battery and submitted the case to the Lawrence County Prosecutor’s Office. A warrant was then issued for Miller’s arrest. She was detained on November 3.
All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This article is based on the information provided in the Probable Cause Affidavit and does not represent a final determination of guilt or innocence.
