UTICA — A 38-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday morning after allegedly threatening his girlfriend with a knife and preventing her from calling 911.
Police units were dispatched to a residence in the 1100 block of State Street at approximately 2:20 a.m. Aug. 13 regarding a domestic-related incident.
The victim told officers she and her boyfriend had engaged in an argument over the future status of their relationship.
During the conversation, the male suspect grabbed a knife and began walking around the apartment with it while yelling at the victim, according to police.
The suspect then raised the knife above his head and charged at the woman, placing her in fear for her safety.
When she attempted to call 911, the suspect grabbed the phone from her hand and prevented her from contacting authorities.
The man then placed his arm around the woman and choked her until she bit him to free herself and grabbed the knife from him, suffering lacerations across her hand in the process.
The woman was able to grab her phone and flee from the residence.
Officers obtained a suspect description and located Christopher Geiger a short distance away, taking him into custody.
Geiger, of Utica, was transported to the Utica Police Department and charged with assault in the third degree, unlawful imprisonment in the second degree, petit larceny, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and criminal mischief in the fourth degree.
