June 18—RED WING — A 45-year-old Red Wing woman accused of beating her children’s father with a baseball bat in front of their children last year has been convicted of interfering with an emergency telephone call.
Sara Ann Poole was sentenced by District Judge Tori Stewart to two years’ probation and 65 days in Goodhue County Jail, with 65 days credit for time served.
Previously, Sara Ann Poole was charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, interfering with an emergency telephone call, a serious misdemeanor and a misdemeanor count of domestic violence.
According to the complaint, Poole repeatedly hit the father of her children with a bat on August 6, 2023, in front of the couple’s children.
Police responded to a domestic call to the couple’s Red Wing residence around 10 p.m. Police told officers that Poole had not slept in two days and claimed that Elon Musk had told her that the children’s father would kill them all, according to the complaint.
When Goodhue County sheriff’s deputies arrived, they found Poole’s partner visibly shaken and scared. He told police “something has to be done” regarding Poole’s behavior.
Police had been called to the home several times over the weekend, the man said.
Poole had been talking to herself on the porch all day, the man told police, and she hadn’t slept in about 20 hours.
About an hour before police arrived, Poole allegedly stormed out of her room while shouting something about Musk and attacked him with a baseball bat for about 30 seconds as he lay in a fetal position, the complaint said.
When he tried to call 911, Poole grabbed his phone before one of the children took it back from her and called 911.
Statements from the children confirmed the man’s version of events.
When emergency services arrived, Poole was found in a fetal position in the middle of a dirt road about 300 yards from the home.
Poole did not initially answer questions about what happened, saying only that things “got a little rowdy tonight.”
She became concerned about what was happening in the home and began pacing the area, shouting about Musk and an internet meme. Poole eventually told the deputy that she and the father of her children were arguing about one of their children’s electronic equipment.
Mark Wasson contributed to this report.
