Police arrested a Greenwood man who they say assaulted and choked a woman during a domestic dispute over the weekend.
William Woodford, 30, was arrested Saturday on charges of criminal confinement and strangulation, both Level 6 felonies, and domestic battery, a misdemeanor. The prosecutor’s office will decide what, if any, charges to file.
Police responded after three separate callers reported the disturbance and a woman screaming for help at an apartment in the 700 block of Wooddale Terrace, according to a Greenwood Police Department report.
When officers knocked on the apartment door, the victim ran out crying, according to the report.
When officers spoke to Woodford, he was visibly upset. He told police he had a verbal argument with the victim and she had assaulted him, the report said.
An argument started in the car and the victim left Woodford on the side of the road. He followed her to the apartment. When he arrived, he began banging on the door, according to the report.
Once inside, the argument continued. During the altercation, Woodford pushed away the victim and bit her because she hit him, he told police.
The victim went into the kitchen and Woodford followed her, tackling her to the ground. He then grabbed some knives, which the victim was able to get away from him. At one point, he wielded a sword, the report said.
Woodford stayed on top of the victim, then pinned her against the cabinets and began choking her. The victim said she struggled to breath, and officers said she had red marks around her neck and bite marks on her hand, according to the report.
The victim crawled toward the front door and began screaming for help, she told police.
When Woodford went to another room, the victim called 911. She whispered just the apartment number into the phone because she did not want Woodford to hear, the report said.
Woodford was taken to the Johnson County jail where he is held on $3,400 bond.
