PANAMA CITY — A local man has been arrested after allegedly pinning his former girlfriend to ground and threatening to cut off her arm with a butcher’s knife, according to arrest records.
Jonathan Mixon, 28, was arrested Thursday on charges of felony battery and false imprisonment after an argument with his former girlfriend allegedly escalated into violence and threats, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Officers reported Mixon became angry at the former girlfriend at about noon at his residence after the two had a discussion over custody and the fact she had a new boyfriend. He then allegedly grabbed her by the hair and slammed her head against the wall before placing his hands around her throat, BCSO reported.
Mixon also allegedly pinned the woman’s body on the ground with the weight of his body and restrained her hands above her head while armed with a butcher’s knife. All the while he made threats of bodily harm, officers said.
“How about I cut your arm off so you can bleed out slowly,” officers quoted Mixon as saying. He also threatened to cut off her fingers, BCSO added.
Mixon was arrested after the former girlfriend was able to get free. He is being held on a combined $40,000 bond.