Officers responded to the scene of a man threatening to kill his wife with a machete. The incident occurred this weekend at 2:30 a.m. at a residence located at 8100 North Marks Street, Tampa. Police arrested the defendant, 38-year old Virticee Lamar Thompson, after he allegedly acted out "in a fit of rage" towards his wife of five years by swinging a machete in her direction.
Thompson claimed that he planned on killing his wife and then himself. The victim's 16-year old daughter witnessed the event. Thompson now faces charges of aggravated assault and violation of sexual battery probation.
In 2001, the Polk County Court convicted Thompson of attempted sexual battery on a child under the age of 12. He served a two year prison sentence and is currently on Court monitored probation until 2013. Thompson has had four previous arrests in Hillsborough County, including one for DUI and driving on a suspended license. This most recent arrest violated the conditions of his probation and the defendant could now face additional penalties.
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