New Port Richey, FL (April 30, 2019) – Police arrested 39-year-old Amber Lynnee Grace on domestic aggravated assault and domestic battery charges after she attacked a man. Grace then reported that she only attacked him in an attempt to sober him up.
Pasco deputies arrived at the scene around 1 a.m. on Sunday, April 28 on Hummingbird Lane in New Port Richey where they found that Grace had slapped the victim in the face when the two were arguing. The victim told police that he walked away from her and went to his bedroom after she assaulted him.
The victim told deputies that, several hours later, he woke up and found Grace standing over him with a kitchen knife raised above her head. Grace threateningly stabbed the bed with the knife and the victim said that he feared for his life.
Police found a slice in the bed sheets around the area where the victim had allegedly been lying. Grace confessed to police that she also slapped the victim, hoping that it would bring him out of his intoxication.
Grace has since been charged by police.
New Port Richey Domestic Battery Laws
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