A man reportedly tried to rip an engagement ring off his girlfriend’s finger as she sat on the toilet after she told him she wanted to end their relationship.
Kent Police arrested the boyfriend for investigation of fourth-degree assault because the woman suffered scratches to her hand, according to the police report. The incident occurred at about 1:36 a.m. on Jan. 23 at a home in the 24700 block of 43rd Avenue South.
The girlfriend told officers she had broken up with the man about year ago for lying to her. They got back together about two months ago. She said the man needed to meet certain conditions for her to stay in the relationship.
The man reportedly violated those conditions so the girlfriend confronted him and told him she wanted to break up. He asked her to give the engagement ring back. The woman said she resisted his efforts to grab the ring by clenching her fist.
The boyfriend told police his girlfriend had trust issues with him because of his past actions and she questions everything he does. He said he had spent $2,000 on the ring, so he wanted it back but she refused to give it back. He said he didn’t try to hurt her and claimed she had cut her finger earlier in the day with a kitchen knife.
Officers noted that the scratches looked to be from a fingernail and not a knife.
Man possesses illegal weapon
Police arrested a man for investigation of possession of a dangerous weapon after they allegedly found a knife on him following an incident at about 3:54 a.m. on Jan. 25 at Chestnut Ridge Park, 9901 S. 203rd St.
A 911 caller said she heard loud voices coming from the park shelter, possibly like a party going on after dark when the park is closed, according to the police report.
When officers showed up, a man and two women fled the park. Police tracked the three to a driveway at a house in the 20400 block of 98th Place South. Officers cited the two women for being in a park after hours and released them.
The man hid under a vehicle. When police spotted him, he ran from under the car and jumped a nearby fence into a home’s back yard. A neighbor later called to report an unknown man in the front yard. Officers found the man hiding behind a bush. They handcuffed the man and found a knife in his possession during a body search.
The man said he ran from police because he was drunk. When an officer asked him how much he had to drink, the man replied, “Is two beers a lot?”
As police transported the man to the city jail, he told the officer, “Why don’t you just kill me? I know you want to.”
Earlier in the night, police reportedly had kicked the same man and two women out of Canterbury Park, 24409 100th Ave. S.E., and warned them to stay out of parks after dark.
Woman drinks, crashes car
Officers arrested a woman for investigation of negligent driving after she reportedly turned in front of another vehicle at about 9:55 p.m. on Jan. 23 at the intersection of Central Avenue South and South 259th Street.
Police responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash. A couple in a car heading southbound on Central Avenue told officers the woman’s vehicle made a left turn in front of them at the intersection and knocked their car up on a curb, according to the police report. Nobody was injured.
The woman driver told officers she had one or two beers prior to driving. Police noted they could smell a light odor of intoxicants coming from her. The woman took a breathalyzer test but officers were unable to get a successful reading.
Since the woman admitted to drinking alcohol and turned in front of another vehicle, officers arrested her.
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