April 17, 2026

Fairhope Police Charge Woman With Assaulting Boyfriend and Officers

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

April 17, 2026

FAIRHOPE, Ala. A domestic situation turned into a whole lot more when a female assaulted her boyfriend by biting him and then hitting him with a shovel.

As police were arresting Shawny Lewis, she also kicked two police officers and resisted arrest according to police.
Lewis, 27, kicked one of the officers in the face and the other in the chest during her arrest on Monday, April 13, 2026.

Lewis is charged with two counts of second-degree assault, one count of second-degree domestic violence assault, and resisting arrest, according to jail records.

Lewis was transported to the Baldwin County Detention Center and has a bond of $16,000.