A resident of the Lake Sumter Apartments was arrested after allegedly battering his ex-girlfriend for talking to another man.
Officers responded to a battery in progress at an undisclosed apartment within the Town of Lady Lake around 12:10 a.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department. Dispatch advised that 37-year-old Joseph Alli Makaiwi was chasing his ex-girlfriend around with a knife.
When the officers got there, she was behind him, screaming that she wanted him gone. They immediately noticed a 6-year-old girl, who looked distressed but unharmed. Makaiwi and his ex-girlfriend were separated for investigation, but they confirmed she was their daughter, the report said.
Makaiwi occasionally stayed at the apartment to care for the child. There was no legal court order signifying who had custody of her, only a verbal agreement between the former couple, the report said…