CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio

Disorderly conduct: Cedar Road

At 11:45 p.m. Aug. 22, police were called to Buffalo Wild Wings, 12459 Cedar Road, on a report of a man holding a gun while on the patio. While en route, dispatch informed officers that the suspect was engaged in an argument with a woman and was seen pushing the woman into a seat and pointing a gun to her head.

Officers arrived to find the couple standing. When asked, they said there was no problem. The man, who appeared to be intoxicated, denied having a gun. An officer, however, patted him down and found a gun and holster under the man’s shirt, on his right hip.

A man who witnessed the scene said that as he walked through the restaurant’s back parking lot he heard the couple, on the patio, arguing about someone cheating. He said the male suspect took out the gun, threatened to kill the woman, then said he didn’t care that other customers were nearby.

The woman denied anything had happened and told officers she did not want to pursue charges. The woman said the man is her boyfriend. Officers noticed a cut on the woman’s cheek, which she said came from her cutting herself with an earring.

A restaurant manager said she was informed of an incident on the patio. When she checked, she said the man told her he was involved in an argument. The man then partially lifted his shirt, insinuating he had a gun, but the manager said she didn’t see a weapon.

Police found that the gun was not in working condition. It had no barrel and no ammunition inside. Surveillance footage was not clear, but showed the man holding something and pointing it at his girlfriend’s head. The man was charged with disorderly conduct.

Disorderly conduct: Altamont Road

At 5:05 a.m. Aug. 24, a woman called police stating that she had been involved in a physical altercation with her girlfriend.

The woman, 33, said that her girlfriend of approximately six months had arrived at her house at 4 a.m. The two do not live together. The woman said she was in bed with her girlfriend when her cell phone sounded, which led to an argument and the fight.

The girlfriend, the woman said, reached for a kitchen knife that was on the floor and cut the woman’s chest. Police found a cut of about one-eighth of an inch on the woman’s chest. She declined medical attention.

The girlfriend, 30, said she cut the palm of her hand when reaching for the knife. She said she reached for the knife after the other woman threw her to the ground.

The older woman did not want to press charges against her girlfriend, and asked only that she leave.

Police called for treatment of the girlfriend’s cut on the palm, then cited her for disorderly conduct. The girlfriend then left the home.

Domestic violence: Lee Road

At 1:30 p.m. Aug. 22, a woman, 65, reported that she had been assaulted at her home by her son, 31. The woman said she had argued with her son and, when he shouted a profanity at her, she went into another room to use the phone.

The son followed her, tussled with his mother and knocked her over as she sat in a chair. The man got control of the phone.

As they argued more, the man told his mother, “You always say that I shove you, so let me show you what a shove is.” The man shoved his mother, sending her stumbling backward, but not to the floor.

The woman, who was not injured, said the incident “sped up (her) heartbeat.” The woman’s daughter, who was not present, was phoned and she called police.

Officers arrested the son, who has on his record previous domestic violence convictions, which occurred in 2008 and 2010. For the latest incident, police charged him with domestic violence and assault.

Assault: Nela View Road

At 12:55 a.m. Aug. 24, a woman called for police aid after her husband arrived home drunk, leading to a heated argument. As the argument grew more intense, the woman later told police, her husband grabbed her by the neck and slammed her against a wall. The woman, who said she was choked, flailed her arms and hit her husband several times before he loosened his grip.

Frightened as the man began to destroy the home’s interior, the woman ran to her car, called police, then left her home. Police met her, in her car, on the street.

The husband ran from the home. He was reportedly bleeding badly from injuries sustained while damaging the home.

Officers went inside and checked on the welfare of the couple’s child. Inside, the police report notes, an officer noticed “an impressive scene of complete damage and disarray.” A couch was thrown atop a table; chairs were strewn about; the refrigerator, smeared with blood, was pulled from its position against a kitchen wall; and vases were broken, among other things. Drops of blood could be seen on objects and on the floor.

The woman and her daughter had no visible injuries. The woman told police that, during their marriage, her husband had been arrested before, in Cleveland, for domestic violence. Police learned that, during the latest incident, the man told his wife, “I should kill you.”

Although the woman did not wish to pursue charges, police, who were unable to immediately find the man, will seek a charge of domestic violence against him. The woman and her daughter spent the night in a hotel.

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