MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., June 22 (UPI) -- Police in South Carolina said a man allegedly stabbed his roommate during an argument about how loud he was being during sex with a homeless woman.

Investigators said the 58-year-old victim told them he had returned to his Myrtle Beach home to find his roommate, Russell Willis Shepherd Jr., 40, having loud sex with a homeless woman, the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News reported Tuesday.


The victim told police he waited outside of the apartment for a time before entering and confronting Shepherd. He said an argument broke out and Shepherd stabbed him in the hand.

Shepherd was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and battery.