The Northampton County Sheriff's Office reported the following over the last week:
On Sunday shortly after 2:30 a.m. Lieutenant David Twine responded to Vincent Lane in Henrico for an assault call.
Twine was speaking with one of the victims when Takisha Watson, 27. of Henrico allegedly became verbally abusive towards everyone and began to kick one of the victims.
Twine handcuffed Watson in an attempt to control her, but she allegedly spit on another victim at the residence.
Watson continued to be abusive and make threats. Twine placed her in the back of his patrol vehicle. While Twine continued to investigate, Watson was able to escape and fled the scene.
Twine and Sheriff Jack Smith searched the area for her and called for assistance from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety bloodhounds.
Twine and the victims went to obtain warrants on Watson while Sergeant Jimmy Pair and Deputy Chris Hamm continued the search.
Pair and Hamm located and arrested Watson, charging her with assault and battery, communicating threats, injury to property, larceny and resisting a public officer.
Watson was given a $3,500 bond and a court date of October 27.
Saturday assault
On Saturday shortly before 10:45 p.m, Deputy Michael Sledge responded to Endie Scott Trail in the Garysburg area to investigate an assault.
Sledge spoke with the victim who told him that she was at a party with Ricky Maurice Barber, 41, of Garysburg, when there was an argument about leaving the party.
The victim was allegedly assaulted by Barber and then left the area with her car and children.
The victim was transported to Halifax Regional Medical Center by EMS for the treatment of her injuries.
Captain Chuck Hasty went to the hospital to speak with the victim.
Hasty gained enough information to obtain warrants on Barber for assault on a female.
Information was sent out to local agencies in Northampton and Halifax counties to try to find Barber and the children.
Sledge located the victim’s car behind a residence on Monroe Street in Garysburg.
Sledge spoke with an uncooperative man at the residence about trying to locate the children and check on their welfare, but the man refused to help.
When the man tried to go back into the residence, someone had locked the door and he could not get in. Hasty applied for and was granted a search warrant for the residence.
When the warrant was executed officers located Barber and arrested him without incident.
Law enforcement also found the children asleep and safe. Barber was charged with assault on a female and he was not given a bond at the time of the arrest .
He has a court date of October 23.
October 7 assault
Shortly before 6 p.m., Pair and Hamm responded to Genus Garner Lane in Pleasant Hill for a domestic disturbance but did not find anyone at the residence.
They did find signs of some kind of altercation at the residence.
During their investigation they learned that one subject had been cut and was transported to the hospital by private vehicle.
Pair and Hamm spoke with the mother of the possible victim.
The mother told deputies that her grandson came over and told her that there was a fight at the residence.
Hasty responded to Halifax Regional Medical Center to speak with the victim.
The victim told Hasty there was an argument between her and Rakim Akeem Taylor, 23, of Pleasant Hill where he allegedly pushed her several times.
At some point she got a knife and tried to get Taylor to leave the residence.
There was a struggle over the knife and that is when her hand was cut.
Hasty arrested Taylor at the hospital with the assistance of Roanoke Rapids Police Officers Roy Ball, Chris Babb and Matt Hunsucker
The victim was treated for the injuries and released.
Taylor was not given a bond and has a court date on October 27.
“We as people need to try to work out our differences and not try to handle things in a fashion that could turn out with someone getting hurt even if it is unintentional,” Smith said in a statement. “ If the parties can’t work it out by talking it out, it may be best if someone leaves to let things cool down.”
Roanoke Chowan S.A.F.E. is available for individuals that are going through domestic violence and sexual assault issues in Northampton County.
They have a 24-hour crisis hotline that individuals can call to receive services — 252-534-1779 or 252-332-1933.