An Oklahoma woman charged with mutilating the corpse of her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend is now at risk of having her bond revoked after prosecutors claimed she visited the apartment complex where her late rival's children live while wearing a disguise.

A bond hearing is scheduled for Wednesday for 26-year-old Shaynna Sims. Sims is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation and has a hearing scheduled next month in that matter.

Prosecutors allege Sims violated her bond June 5 by leaving Muskogee County and showing up at a Tulsa apartment building on South Mingo Road sporting a wig. She was also wearing her GPS ankle monitor.

Shayna Sims Tabatha had her corpse mutilated last month

Headed for jail? Prosecutors want Shaynna Sims' (left) bond revoked for showing up at the apartment building that is home to the children of the 38-year-old woman (right) whose corpse Sims had allegedly mutilated as she lay in her casket at an Oklahoma funeral home on April 30

Sims tried to get a phone from a pop-up cellphone stand inside the complex, according to a motion seeking to revoke bond that prosecutors filed Friday. The manager and others noticed the disguise and police were called.

The dead woman's children fear for their safety, the document said.

But Sims' attorney, Chad Greer, said prosecutors haven't alleged that Sims committed any misconduct at the complex.

'As I understand the allegations, they're alleging she was present at the scene,' Greer said Tuesday. 'They don't allege any misconduct with the family and that she was just in the area.'

Greer said he intends to ask that Sims be kept out of jail on her current bond restrictions.

Sims was initially arrested at the apartment of the deceased, 38-year-old Tabatha, after attending a viewing April 30. Police say Sims stole the woman's shoes and was carrying a knife with the woman's hair attached to it.

Witnesses told officers that they saw Sims reach into the casket during the viewing. The dead woman's face was slashed, her breasts and one of her toes were cut off, her makeup was smeared and her hair was on the floor, police said.

Sims faces four felonies: unauthorized removal of body parts from a dead body; larceny from a person; knowingly concealing or receiving stolen property; and first-degree burglary.

She also is charged with two misdemeanors of unauthorized dissection and disturbing or interrupting a funeral. 

The mental competency exam for Sims had been requested by her attorneys and approved two weeks ago by Tulsa County Special Judge David Youll.   

The dead woman was identified last month by her family as 38-year-old mother Tabatha. 

Authorities have been attempting to determine a motive for Sims' actions but said she's been uncooperative. 

Reports suggest Sims and the victim had once shared a lover, but Tabatha's family maintain she was never involved with Sims' boyfriend. 

Long history: Tabatha had known Sims' husband, Montie Smith (left), pictured with wife Shaynna Sims, from her high school days and kept in touch with him over the years

Long history: Tabatha had known Sims' husband, Montie Smith (left), pictured with wife Shaynna Sims, from her high school days and kept in touch with him over the years

The sister-in-law of the deceased woman, who gave her name as JulieAnn, spoke to NewsOn6 identifying the victim only as Tabatha. She told the station the family did not want the public to know her as just a vandalized corpse, saying she was a loving and beautiful person.  

Daily Mail Online is not using the last name of the victim and her relative because the family said they are afraid of retribution.

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Ms Tabatha, an insurance adjuster from Tulsa, passed away from natural causes April 29 at age 38. 

She is survived by her four children, ages 4 to 18.

Ghoulish:  Sims, 26, has been charged with illegally dissecting a human body and removing body parts

Ghoulish:  Sims, 26, has been charged with illegally dissecting a human body and removing body parts

Speaking to the local station, JulieAnn said everyone in her family is afraid of retaliation from Shaynna Sims, now that she has been released from jail on bond.

According to JulieAnn, Tabatha had known Sims' husband, Montie Smith, from her high school days and kept in touch with him over the years. The Sims family and Tabatha were also Friends on Facebook.

But contrary to previous reports suggesting a love triangle, Tabatha's relative insisted that she and Montie Smith had never been involved in a romantic relationship, and there was no reason for Shaynna Sims to attack her lifeless body.

'You didn't hurt her. She went out of this world as pretty as she came into it,' JuliAnn said, referring to Sims. 'Who you hurt was her mother, her brother, her kids who have been through so much, her nieces, her nephews, so many people that loved her, but you didn't hurt her.'

The family said the 38-year-old single mother of four deserved to rest in peace, and they hope that Shaynna Sims will be tried and convicted for her alleged crimes.

Sgt. Shane Tuell, a police spokesman, said investigators do not know what prompted Sims, who also goes by the last name Smith, to slash the corpse of her husband's high school friend, who was described as the suspect's 'frenemy.' 

'I was hoping by now this young lady would have talked and given her motivation behind why she did what she did, but apparently she's keeping that to herself,' Tuell said.

Sims allegedly earned the trust of those closest to the deceased woman by assuring family and friends that she was a skilled makeup artist who wanted to help prepare the victim's body for a funeral viewing Sims allegedly earned the trust of those closest to the deceased woman by assuring family and friends that she was a skilled makeup artist who wanted to help prepare the victim's body for a funeral viewing

Purely platonic: According to Tabatha's sister-in-law, the 38-year-old (left) had never been romantically involved with Montie Smith (right), and Sims (pictured right) had no reason to attack her lifeless body 

Safety concerns: The victim's family say they are afraid for the safety of Tabatha's four children, ages 4 to 18, now that Sims has bonded out of jail 

Safety concerns: The victim's family say they are afraid for the safety of Tabatha's four children, ages 4 to 18, now that Sims has bonded out of jail 

The family of the deceased mother of four said they hope Shaynna Sims will be tried and convicted for her alleged crimes Sims was Facebook friends with Tabatha

The family of the deceased mother of four (left) said they hope Shaynna Sims (right) will be tried and convicted for her alleged crimes

Witnesses told officers that they saw Sims reach into the casket at the Moore Funeral Home Eastlawn Chapel in Tulsa at around 5pm on April 30. 

Tabatha's face was cut from her hairline to the tip of her nose, her makeup was smeared and her hair was on the floor, police said. 

John Wilson, the manager of the funeral home, said staff there called police after they were alerted to the vandalism by a visitor. 

'It's never happened,' Wilson said Monday. 'We have 100 years of experience in this building and nobody's ever experienced anything like that.' 

Officers arrested Sims later Thursday at Tabatha's apartment on South Mingo Road, and that she had on her a folding knife with strands the dead woman's hair still attached to it, as well as a pair of scissors, a box cutter and various makeup items. 

Ms Tabatha's family told police her son allowed Sims to enter the home because she said she was picking up jewelry to wear to the funeral, reported Tulsa World. 

According to court records, the 26-year-old woman was charged with child neglect in February and pleaded guilty to an amended charge of assault and battery April 15, 2015. 

Somber occasion: Witnesses told officers that they saw Sims reach into the casket at the Moore Funeral Home Eastlawn Chapel in Tulsa

Somber occasion: Witnesses told officers that they saw Sims reach into the casket at the Moore Funeral Home Eastlawn Chapel in Tulsa

Disturbing: The 26-year-old mother of two (pictured) allegedly used a folding knife to slash her 'frenemy's face from the hairline to the tip of the nose, and also smeared her makeup 

Disturbing: The 26-year-old mother of two (pictured) allegedly used a folding knife to slash her 'frenemy's face from the hairline to the tip of the nose, and also smeared her makeup 

Sims will return to July 8, when the results of the competency exam will be discussed.

A preliminary hearing for Sims won't be held until after that, her defense attorney said after the request was signed.

Chad Greer, Sims' attorney, said his client's competency exam will be arranged through his office. 

He didn't comment on the allegations Sims is accused of, but said she remains in good spirits.

'We're actually doing pretty well, considering, I guess, the stress that normally comes with these allegations,' Greer said in a telephone interview after the hearing.

'It brings its own stressors, but she's holding up pretty well.' 

 

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