Michael Mathew Cearley, 51, was arrested Tuesday evening near the intersection of F Street and Winnie Lane following a report that he choked his spouse.
According to the arrest report, the responding deputy said he was en route to the scene when told that subject was fleeing in a burgundy Toyota Rav 4. The deputy said he spotted the vehicle and parked his patrol car blocking the street so as to prevent the suspect from leaving. The suspect continued forward and bumped the patrol car before stopping, and then refused to get out of the vehicle, yelling at the deputy to "just f---ing shoot me." Another deputy arrived and took the suspect into custody.
The suspect's wife reported that he had choked her, held her by her arms and shook her, and broke two phones so she couldn't dial 911.
Cearley was arrested for felony domestic battery, misdemeanor preventing/disuading a witness/victim from reporting a crime, and misdemeanor obstructing. Because of the incident with the car, Cearley is also accused of DUI, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, all misdemeanors. His bail was set at $28,403.