Anthony Bernard Burgess Jr., 21, was arrested last Friday after he allegedly put a gun to the head of the woman he recently married and threatened to kill her, Athens-Clarke County police said.
He reportedly got upset when the 22-year-old victim refused to give him a car ride to Oglethorpe County. The woman told him she would not drive him because she just got home from a job interview and had work to do on someone’s hair, according to police.
Burgess allegedly told his wife he was “tired of this” and grabbed her by the neck as if to strangle her, police said. When the woman kicked him, Burgess allegedly pulled a gun from his pants waistband, put it to her head and, referring to their young daughter, reportedly said, “I’ll let her see you die right now.”
After attempting to take the phone from his wife as she called 911, Burgess left the scene when picked up by his mother. When arrested later on, Burgess was charged with a felony probation violation, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and obstruction of a 911 call. The gun charge stemmed from Burgess’ conviction in 2014 on a burglary charge.
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