CALLAWAY — A Callaway woman is in jail on charges that she stabbed a man in the chest with a screwdriver, according to court documents.
Faith Joyce Bergh, 21, was arrested Monday on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after a 6 a.m. altercation at a Sims Avenue home left 39-year-old Bruce Baxter with a screwdriver wound in his chest, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Baxter and Bergh had apparently been in a drunken argument the night before that became physical. Baxter allegedly began choking Bergh in front of a guest and a child at one point until the guests intervened, BCSO reported. Officers said the two were separated for a significant amount of time before Bergh asked the guests to leave.
BCSO said the argument reignited and Bergh armed herself with a screwdriver as she began packing up her belongings. At one point, she began to leave out the front door when Baxter grabbed her by the arm and she plunged the screwdriver into his chest, BCSO reported.
Officers said Bergh had plenty of time to leave the residence or call the police before the situation escalated.
Bergh was charged with aggravated battery. She is being held on a $25,000 bond. Bergh previously faced charges from a 2014 domestic aggravated battery. Those charges were dropped, according to court records.
Baxter underwent surgery on his injuries in a local hospital. His condition was unclear as of Tuesday.