One arrested in Florence domestic violence incident

Jermaine Leroy Pighte, 28, 404 Howard Street, Florence, is held by a Florence Police Cruiser following his arrest Friday morning, Oct. 16, 2009, along King Street near King Cadillac in Florence, SC.

By: | SCNOW
Published: October 16, 2009

FLORENCE -- Police arrested a man following a domestic violence incident near King Cadillac on Evans Street in Florence Friday morning.

Florence Police Lt. James Rogers said an estranged husband attacked his wife about 8:30 a.m.

Jermaine Leroy Pighte, 28, 404 Howard Street, Florence, was charged with two counts of assault and battery with intent to kill, according to the Florence County Sheriff's Office booking Website.

E-911 Dispatch received a called at 8:30 a.m. about an incident at a King Avenue home, he said.

A Florence man was arrested Friday after police said he cut, then beat his estranged wife a blunt object, Rodgers said.

The suspect's estranged wife agreed to let him stay the night at the home she shared with two of her sisters because the suspect said he didn't have any where else to go, Rodgers said.

At some point, one of the victim's sisters got up from her bed to investigate a noise she'd heard and found the suspect in the victim's bedroom attacking her.

Police said the suspect stabbed the victim with a knife and then beat her with a board or bat, Rodgers said.

The suspect also attacked the victim's sister before fleeing the home.

He was arrested by police Friday morning.