A Hopkinsville man was arrested on multiple felony charges Monday afternoon after he allegedly strangled a woman and threatened to commit suicide by cop.
Hopkinsville police were called to a home in the 900 block of West Second Street a few minutes after 5 p.m. for an unknown problem and the first arriving officer requested back up due to 24-year old Antonio Rowe of Hopkinsville allegedly having a gun and threatening suicide by cop.
A woman at the home told police Rowe had grabbed her by the throat and slung her around the room during an argument and that he choked her until she began to pass out.
Rowe allegedly pointed the gun at the victim when she said she was calling police.
An arrest citation says he told officers that they’d have to kill him if they came into the home, but that he later came out on his own accord and was arrested after the HPD SWAT team arrived.
Rowe is charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, second-degree strangulation and fourth-degree assault.