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Woman allegedly tried to stab boyfriend, set clothes on fire after he wouldn’t delete Facebook post

Posted at 1:23 PM, Aug 18, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-18 13:23:06-04

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee woman is in jail after she attempted to stab her boyfriend and successfully set his clothes on fire during a fight over a Facebook post.

Tara Miller, 47, is being charged with aggravated assault and aggravated arson, according toWREG.

The victim told police that he and Miller got into an argument over a Facebook post after he refused to take it down. When he wouldn’t, she went into the kitchen, grabbed two knives and attempted to stab him.

Her knife attack missed him.

The boyfriend then went into his room and put his clothes into a black trash bag. On his way out of the house, he said Miller took the bag and set it on fire.

She was arrested and is in jail and on a $25,000 bond.