Man arrested for choking/threatening woman with knife

A 27-year-old Key Largo man was arrested Friday afternoon for choking a woman and threatening to kill her with a knife.

Donald Curtis Brigman was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery and obstructing justice.

Brigman’s probation officer contacted the Sheriff’s Office about 1 p.m. Friday. The probation officer said he received an email from the woman stating Brigman had beaten her and that she feared for her life. She added that she needed help urgently.

The Sheriff’s Office responded to the home on the 500 block of Plante Street where deputies met the victim. She stated she and Brigman had been at a bar earlier where she shunned Brigman’s advances. Brigman began cursing at the woman. Brigman began grabbing and pulling on the woman while en route to their residence. Once home, the woman stated Brigman began punching her. Brigman pushed her to the floor. Brigman pulled out a knife. Brigman held the knife to her neck and stated he was going to kill her. At some point, the woman was able to send text messages to a family member seeking help. Brigman smashed the woman’s cell phone. The woman tried to open a window and yell for help, but Brigman began choking her and covered her mouth, so she was unable to yell for help.

The family member who received the texts arrived sometime thereafter. Brigman then left.  The family member spoke to deputies and substantiated the woman’s story. The woman showed deputies bruises on her body. The woman showed deputies her broken cell phone. The knife was found at the residence.

Brigman was found near Mile Marker 99.

Brigman was taken to jail.

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