Former U of M softball player bites roommate for asking her to take care of her dog

23-year-old Tyler Johnson was charged with domestic assault for hitting and biting her roommate because a note was left asking her to take care of her dog.

Ex-boyfriend assaults woman, stopped by brother-in-law with a handgun

28-year-old Dakota Chambers was charged with domestic assault when he dragged his ex-girlfriend by the hair out into the backyard and put her in a headlock until her brother-in-law grabbed a handgun to stop him. Two shots were fired.

Father strangles mother and hits 9-year-old son in the face

29-year-old Martavious Payne was charged with domestic assault, aggravated assault, and child abuse when he began arguing with the mother of his 9-year-old son then assaulted them by strangling her and hitting him in the face.

Middle-aged man found in Home 1 Extended Stay Hotel with 15-year-old girl

46-year-old Vernie Fifer was charged with aggravated statutory rape, possession of marijuana, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor when the victim’s mother reported to police that he was having sexual relations with and providing alcohol and marijuana to her 15-year-old daughter.

Argument leads to man’s attempt to stab and run over victim several times

57-year-old Walter Whitaker was charged with aggravated assault and resisting official detention after he threatened another man with a knife and then tried to run him over several times, per report.

Neighbor accidentally shoots woman and a stroller with child inside

41-year-old Steven Alley was charged with reckless endangerment and aggravated assault when he negligently discharged his firearm and it struck a woman and her baby’s stroller with the child inside.

Memphis woman stabs fiance in the calf with kitchen knife

40-year-old Talisa Reid was charged with aggravated assault when she stabbed her fiance with a “kitchen knife” when he would not give her keys back because she had been drinking.

‘Yo-God’ kidnaps mother of his children and holds her in Motel 6

47-year-old Marion “Yo-God” Ross was charged for kidnapping the mother of his two children, punching her in the head, and strangling her inside a room at Motel 6.

Brotherly duel results in shots fired and the neighbor’s car damaged

25-year-old Brandon Richardson was charged with aggravated assault after he fired two or three shots at his brother while he was driving away that struck a neighbor’s vehicle twice. He says his brother fired a shot at him first that grazed him in the head.

Man rapes and threatens to stab his child’s mother

42-year-old Timmie Cooperwood was charged with aggravated assault, domestic assault, reckless endangerment, vandalism, and rape after he hit the mother of his children in the head with a closed fist, rammed her vehicle into other vehicles, and threatened her with a knife. The victim later told police he also raped her.