Arraignment set for Jasper woman charged with tampering with a witness in child molestation case

A 9 a.m .Monday arraignment is scheduled in Jasper County Circuit Court for Audrey Taffner, 31, Jasper, who was bound over for trial January 9 after waiving her preliminary hearing on a charge of felony tampering with a witness.

According to the probable cause statement, Taffner was visiting her husband former Jasper Fire Protection District chief engineer Jerred Taffner, 30, in the Jasper County Jail, where J. Taffner is awaiting trial on child molestation charges.

Jerred and Audrey discussed different ways which may prohibit juvenile (name withheld) from testifying in court regarding the sexual abuse. These conversations were recorded due to Jerred being incarcerated at the time.

Jerred Taffner's alleged crimes took place in January 2017 and March 2018. A pre-trial conference in his case is also scheduled on Monday.