A man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he attacked his wife during a domestic incident that included threats involving a firearm and calling immigration officials on her.
According to Margate Police Department reports, Hugh Hanslip, 45, of Margate, was charged on June 4 with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery, and tampering with or harassing a witness or victim, stemming from an incident that occurred on May 26.
An affidavit filed by the Margate Police Department details what allegedly began with a verbal altercation between Hanslip and his wife. According to the report, Hanslip became physically aggressive, swinging at the victim and causing her to fall. He then allegedly grabbed her by the throat, kicked her while she was on the ground, and later threatened to “put a bullet” in her head while holding a firearm under his leg on the couch…