MARTIN COUNTY — A homeless man is accused of trying to cut his girlfriend's legs with a box cutter while she was using the bathroom at a Jensen Beach Walgreens, as well as punching and grabbing her throat while she was driving.

Brett Goble, 25, was arrested on charges of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and simple battery on Wednesday afternoon.

Martin County Sheriff's Office deputies said they received a call about 12:30 p.m. about Goble hitting a woman at a Walgreens, at 4420 Northwest Federal Highway, and then running into a nearby wooded area.

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Deputies said K-9 officers and a helicopter were sent to the area to look for Goble. A few hours later, deputies found Goble at the 10900 block of U.S. 1 in Port St. Lucie.

The woman told deputies while she was driving with Goble, the pair got into an argument and Goble punched her in the ribs and grabbed her throat.

The woman told deputies she then drove into the Walgreens parking lot and went into the bathroom. She said Goble followed her into the bathroom and tried to cut her legs with a box cutter under the bathroom stall and threatened to kill her.

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Goble told deputies when they found him that he didn't hit the woman and only followed her into the bathroom because he thought she was going to hurt herself.

Deputies arrested Goble and took him to the St. Lucie County Jail, where he remained Thursday afternoon on $7,500 bail.

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