Man
threatens woman
with knife
By
Jon Mayhew
April 26, 2011 – A
Lynch Street man was arrested
early Friday morning after he
held a knife to his
girlfriend’s throat.
When officers responded to the
residence in the 200 block of
Lynch Street, they had to call
Lincoln EMS to treat suspect
20-year-old Joshua Michael
Carpenter.
Police said Carpenter had blood
all over himself with a gash on
his head. Carpenter told officers
he fell down the stairs.
The victim in the case said
Carpenter choked her and held a
knife to her throat. She also
said the wound on
Carpenter’s head came from
the suspect hitting himself in
the head with a vase.
Officers took Carpenter into
custody and took him to the
hospital. After he was released,
Carpenter was taken to jail
without bond on charges of
assault with a deadly weapon and
assault on a female.
Carpenter had his first
appearance in Lincoln County
District Court on Monday.
According to the Lincoln County
Sheriff's Office Web site,
Carpenter appeared before a judge
where Carpenter was released from
custody.
