PANAMA CITY BEACH -- The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Tyler Morgan Buckbee, 29, on charges of domestic violence by strangulation and felony domestic violence.
After receiving medical care, he was taken to the Bay County Jail and booked.
The arrest Tuesday night after after Buckbee was stabbed by Mary May at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Deputies responded to the apartment at 8810 Front Beach Road and found both May and Buckbee injured. An ambulance took to a local hospital.
Once investigators were able to talk with May she told them that Buckbee became angry that afternoon and accused her of making sex movies. She admitted she “smarted off” to Buckbee.
That is when, she said, he drug her across the floor by her hair, choked her on the floor and punched her in the face with a closed fist. Buckbee also kicked her or stepped on her head. May told investigators she believed she was unconscious for a period of time before coming to and trying to make her way to the front door. Before she could unlock the door to leave, Buckbee grabbed her by the throat and began choking her. May stated she feared she would lose consciousness and grabbed a beer bottle and hit the defendant, breaking the bottle. That is when she stabbed him three times.
May had bruises and injuries consistent with her statement, including three bite marks she stated came from Buckbee. May stated she was beaten often by Buckbee and is tired of living scared.