Man accused of throwing knife at woman's head
Markeith Carter, 30, is charged with aggravated assault.
On May 16, officers reported being called to a home in the 1700 block of South Parkway in South Memphis. A female victim told police she got into a physical altercation with a man in the 1400 block of Ragen Street.
During the altercation, the woman says the man punched her in the body before throwing a knife at her, striking her in the head.
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Officers at the scene took photos of the bleeding cut to the side of the female victim's head. The woman received treatment from paramedics with the Memphis Fire Department.
The suspect was identified through two previous domestic violence reports as Markeith Carter.
A warrant was issued for Carter's arrest the next day.
Carter was arrested and booked into jail on Monday, but was released on bond the same day. He is due back in court on Tuesday at 9 a.m.
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