According to Court records Shannon assaulted Amanda Kay Ransom by punching her in the back of the head.
In an affidavit dated November 20, 2011 Sac County Deputy Kristan Erskin said that Ransom told her that her fiance Mahlberg punched her in the head at approximately 11:00AM on November 20, 2011 and then proceeded to throw a Hot Wheel toy at her head. The Hot Wheel toy is alleged to have missed her head and broke a window. The incident is alleged to have happened in front of 4 children between the ages of 5 and 13 years of age.
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