Taylor Frankie Paul2026 Dakota Incident in D.A.’s Hands Now
Draper Police Chief Rich Ferguson tells TMZ … the City Prosecutor has submitted the case to the Salt Lake County District Attorney for evaluation … this is regarding the alleged February incident in which TFP is accused of choking Dakota Mortensen and ripping a necklace off his neck.
Taylor Frankie Paul reportedly accused of another domestic violence incident in 2024
A spokesperson for Utah’s West Jordan police department confirmed the report to NBC but declined to provide any further details, citing an open investigation.
The authorities said they were reviewing videos submitted by Mortensen, and that he had been referred to their department by the Draper police, who are investigating a separate incident involving the two.
While they had not yet spoken to Paul, police told NBC they were in contact with her lawyer and wanted her to submit a written statement or come in for questioning.
USA TODAY has reached out to Mortensen, Paul and West Jordan police for comment. Paul and Mortensen, whose on-and-off-again relationship forms a major plot line on “Secret Lives,” share one son, Ever, 2. Paul has two children from a previous marriage.
Taylor Frankie Paul’s domestic violence allegations, explained
In 2023, Paul entered a plea of abeyance – a legal term for when a defendant pleads guilty, but the court delays conviction – to a felony aggravated assault charge following an alleged domestic violence incident involving Mortensen.
Video of the incident, released March 19 by TMZ, has since set off a fiery debate on social media and led both the “Bachelorette” and “Secret Lives” to pause filming and promotion.
The aggravated assault charge was reportedly set to remain for three years, until Paul meets the conditions of her plea agreement, which are up for review in August.
If she follows the terms of the agreement, which include supervised probation and avoiding violating the law for 36 months, the felony charge will be reduced to a class A misdemeanor. The latest accusations could put that in jeopardy.
