Arraignment set for former Jasper fireman's wife charged for felony witness tampering in child molestation case

A 9 a.m. Wednesday arraignment is scheduled before Judge Joseph Hensley in Jasper County Circuit Court for Audrey Taffner, 31, who is charged with felony witness tampering in the child molestation case against her husband, former Jasper Fire Protection District engineer Jerred Taffner.

The probable cause statement said the Taffners "discussed different ways which may prohibit juvenile (name withheld) from testifying in court regarding the sexual abuse."

The Taffners were unaware their conversation, which wad held at the Jasper County Jail, was being monitored.

Audrey Taffner is being held in the Newton County Jail on a $25,000 cash-only bond.

Jerred Taffner will be arraigned 9 a.m. August 27 in Division I.

He is being held in the Jasper County Jail without bond