Man arrested in domestic attack

A 23-year-old Big Pine Key man was arrested Sunday for injuring his girlfriend and threatening to kill a deputy.

John Niles Linley was charged with two counts of battery, assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest.

Lower Keys Deputies Richard Wang and Jenna Moeller responded responded to a home on the 30000 block of Delgado Lane Sunday morning after receiving reports of a domestic disturbance. Deputies Wang and Moeller found the woman and Linley sitting on the steps. The woman was naked and had a large amount of blood coming from her head and face. Deputies immediately called for paramedics. As the woman attempted to speak to the deputies, Linley raised his voice and attempted to speak over her. Linley refused orders to silence himself and began yelling at the woman.

The deputies then went to restrain Linley. He pulled away violently and began screaming again. Upon being handcuffed, Linley dragged both deputies to the ground before they were able to place him in a patrol car. Once inside the patrol car, Linley began kicking the interior and banging it with his head.

The woman stated that Linley had “smashed” her head. The woman was taken to Lower Keys Medical Center where she received stitches to her head and face.

Witnesses reported seeing a woman wearing no clothes with blood covering her head and face in street. One neighbor reported the woman had been banging on her door for help. Multiple witnesses and neighbors recounts similar events: Hearing a loud commotion and then seeing a woman in distress in the street.

The deputies search the house and found it in disarray with evidence a fight occurred, such as blood smears on the walls and blood pooled on the floor.

Linley was arrested shortly thereafter.While en route to jail, Linley threatened Deputy Wang’s wife and daughter. Linley stated he was going to cut off Deputy Wang’s ears and make a necklace. Linley also made repeated death threats as well as seemingly unrelated statements such as, “the south will rise.”

Linley was booked  into jail.

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