This morning, the news was full of stories about Richard Atchison’s arrest. He was taken into custody for hitting his wife with a Christmas tree.
On Monday night, a man from Florida was arrested after he reportedly beat his wife when she asked for help with dinner. He gave her a Christmas tree as a gift.
FOX35 says that Richard Atchison, 52, is facing charges after police were called to a domestic fight at his apartment in Fruitland Park.
Richard Atchison throws a Christmas tree at his wife. Was he arrested?
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FOX 35 Orlando got a copy of the arrest charge, which says that Richard Atchison, 52, “lost his temper” Monday night at the couple’s home in Fruitland Park when his wife asked for help because she dropped a spoon into the sink and got him wet.
Atchison’s 48-year-old wife, whose name has not been made public, told police that she was making dinner when her husband got mad at her for asking for help.
Atchison got his things and walked out to his car before coming home because “he had been drinking” and asked his wife to leave.
According to the police report, as the victim tried to leave, he opened the main door with both hands and hit her in the shoulder, making her fall.
The officers say that Atchison hit his wife and then picked up a Christmas tree and threw it at her from the corner of the room. He is said to have stopped the front door so that she couldn’t leave.
The person who had just been hurt walked into the living room and sat down with a friend who was there.
Shortly after that, Atchison grabbed the Christmas tree from the corner of the room and threw it into the kitchen. At that time, the tree had already broken in two.
The lawsuit says that the suspect picked up the broken piece of tree and threw it at his wife, hurting her.
The shocked wife ran into a bedroom and shut the door, but Atchison followed her and kicked the door open.
The woman allegedly told the police that she tried to leave the House again, but Atchison stopped her. He kept going on and on. The police record says that she was at home when they came.
The arrests and charges against Richard Atchison
When the police showed up, he was cussing at her. Authorities said he was guilty of third-degree criminal false arrest, domestic abuse, and a minor order violation.
He was taken somewhere and put in the Lake County Jail. On Tuesday, he paid $8,000 bail and was freed.
He said, “I’ve calmed down,” and I left. When he decided to go back inside after drinking, he had already packed his clothes and was walking to his truck when he told his wife to leave.
The report said that Atchison then told police that the fight with his wife was only verbal and that no physical contact was made that night.
A Police spokesman said that no emergency services were called to the house the night of the event and that no one was hurt.
Atchison has been arrested for domestic violence before. Since 1997, he has been in and out of the Lake County Jail 23 times for different crimes, including 5 times for domestic abuse.
Fruitland Park is a “quiet and serene neighborhood” just northeast of Orlando. It is a mix of Old Florida and New Orleans, so it is called “The Friendly City.”
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