Daun Bauman said she’s in a much better place than she was last month.
Her husband is in jail accused of violating his probation in a neighboring county. He was on probation for aggravated stalking of a different woman when he was arrested for beating his wife.
This is not the man she knew, much less the person she proposed to earlier this summer.
“I guess that’s kind of part of why I’m spinning out of control. What was isn’t what is,” Bauman said.
NewsChannel 5 Investigates chose to conceal the name of Bauman’s husband, because at this moment, he’s only been charged with domestic violence against Bauman but hasn’t been convicted.
A closer look at his past — uncovered by NewsChannel 5 Investigates — demonstrated he had an extensive history of domestic violence spanning four Tennessee counties.
Since 2011, Bauman’s husband has been charged with violating an order of protection and especially aggravated stalking women on six different occasions.
Overwhelming is the word Bauman chose to describe her life after what she said has been nothing short of a nightmare. She’s never before been in fear for her life the way she had been over the past several weeks and the name that keeps coming up is Lauren Johansen.