Articles Posted in Assaults & Batteries

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A woman in Florida was reportedly held against her will, beaten, and sexually assaulted for several days after going to the home of a man she met on the Facebook Dating app.

On October 12, a woman who was forming a romantic relationship with someone she met on Facebook Dating went to his residence in Pensacola so they could spend time together. The following day, when she tried to leave, the man allegedly prevented her from doing so by holding her at gunpoint and threatening her life.

In the four days that she was at the man’s home, he allegedly hit her in the face several times and threatened to cause her additional physical injuries if she attempted to leave.

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A South Carolina man who allegedly struck his mother violently with a pool cue when she would not pay to have his court-ordered ankle monitor removed was caught and arrested after spending a week evading the police.

According to reports, on September 26, a man was at his mom’s residence in Tatum, talking to her about covering the cost of having his GPS ankle monitor removed. The woman decided she would not pay for the service, and her denial reportedly angered her son. The man allegedly grabbed a pool cue and hit her in the head with it. He allegedly continued to physically attack her by slamming her head on a countertop.

The woman’s daughter was home at the time, and she reportedly saw what her brother was doing to their mother. She called the authorities to try to get help as soon as possible.

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A man in the Navy was arrested at a hotel in Florida for allegedly striking his girlfriend in the face several times after a dinner celebration for his promotion to Chief petty officer.

On the evening of October 6, a 36-year-old man who had recently been promoted to Chief petty officer in the United States Navy was attending a dinner party in his honor at the Doubletree Hotel in Jacksonville. His girlfriend reported that they arrived at the soiree around 5:00 p.m., and the couple rented a room for the night.

Just after midnight, while the pair was in their hotel room, they reportedly got into a verbal dispute. A man walking past the door reportedly heard the woman yelling for help, and he knocked until he was let in. He reportedly spotted the woman on the floor and helped her get downstairs so she could call the authorities.

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A Montana man reportedly driving with a missing license plate light was pulled over and accused of driving under the influence, and he allegedly became violent and headbutted a detention officer.

On October 7, a 23-year-old man was driving a Silverado in Missoula, and one of the license plate lights was reportedly missing. A deputy with the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office saw the vehicle and performed a traffic stop.

When the deputy began to talk to the driver, he reportedly smelled alcohol and believed the man might be intoxicated. The man reportedly told the deputy that he drank one beer. When asked for his license and registration, the driver reportedly said he only had a learner’s permit.

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A woman from Park City, Illinois, is facing many charges after being accused of purposely running over her boyfriend with her vehicle, leaving him significantly injured.

According to reports, on October 1, a 27-year-old woman and her boyfriend went to a bar in Wheeling and had some drinks. When they left the establishment, the man was reportedly driving, and his companion was in the passenger’s seat.

While they were motoring through Mundelein, something caused the couple to have a dispute. They continued to argue, and when things intensified, the man pulled into a pizza restaurant’s parking lot. After he parked the car, he got out and began to walk away.

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A North Dakota man is facing a felony after allegedly asking a customer at McDonald’s to purchase food for him and reportedly pulling out a gun when he was denied.

Just after noon on September 30, a man walking to a McDonald’s in Bismark was approached by a stranger who asked him to buy him a burger and a Happy Meal. The customer declined, told the man to “get a job,” and continued his journey to eat lunch at the Golden Arches.

While standing in line in the crowd of youngsters and adults, the man was waiting to order his meal when he was reportedly approached again by the person who previously asked him to buy the food for them. He allegedly pulled out a 9mm handgun and pointed it in the man’s direction. According to reports, the man holding the gun said he felt disrespected when he was told to get a job. He reportedly put the gun in the waistband of his pants while cursing at the man, and then left the establishment.

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The authorities are planning to charge a 17-year-old as an adult after he allegedly stabbed a co-worker with steak knives for a misunderstanding about a pair of Apple AirPods.

Last Monday, two 17-year-olds who work together at a Regal movie theater in Key West got into a fight.

Approximately one week earlier, one of the young men borrowed a pair of wireless earbuds from someone, and they resembled a pair belonging to the other 17-year-old. He picked up what he thought was the pair of AirPods he borrowed, and they turned out to be the wrong pair. The man said he was going to bring them to work the following day to return them to their rightful owner.

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A Missouri woman involved in a domestic dispute allegedly drove on city streets and Interstate for miles while her husband was grasping the hood of the car.

Last week in Venita Park, a 38-year-old woman and her 31-year-old husband were having a difficult time seeing eye to eye. The couple, who have one child together, reportedly began yelling at one another. The situation intensified and allegedly became physical.

The woman walked out of the residence with the purported plan of driving away, but her husband was lying on the hood of the automobile. Despite his allegedly precarious position, she reportedly drove off in the direction of the Interstate with the man still holding onto the car.

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A Florida man is facing many charges for allegedly assaulting three people in a convenience store, leaving one in critical condition.

On September 16, a man went into a J&S Food Mart convenience store attached to a Sunoco gas station in Haines City. While inside, the 35-year-old allegedly violently confronted his 64-year-old ex-girlfriend. He allegedly grabbed a butcher knife and struck her in the face with it. A bystander tried to intervene, but the man reportedly hit him hard enough that he fell to the ground. While he was down, the man allegedly struck him in the head.

As the suspect was leaving the store, he allegedly struck another patron.

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After a Florida woman was taken to jail for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, she reportedly became uncooperative and bit one of the corrections deputies.

On the afternoon of September 24, a 60-year-old woman was driving down Highway 1 in a red Range Rover SUV in Key West, Florida. Other drivers on the road assessed the woman’s driving as being reckless, and someone called the authorities to report the situation.

Just after 3:00 PM, deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office went to the area where the caller reported seeing the vehicle. They spotted a Range Rover matching the given description, and they allegedly saw the vehicle veering in and out of its designated lane.

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