TAMPA — A Tampa man is behind bars after swinging a machete at his wife in a "fit of rage" early Monday morning, police said.
About 2:30 a.m. Virticee Lamar Thompson approached his wife of five years, swinging the machete back and forth and threatening to kill her and himself, an arrest affidavit states.
The woman's 16-year-old daughter witnessed the incident, police said.
Thompson, of 8100 N Marks St., was arrested about 3 a.m. on charges of aggravated assault and violating probation in connection with an attempted sexual battery conviction in 2000 out of Polk County.
Thompson spent about two years in prison, and his probation expires in 2013, records show.
About 4:30 a.m., Thompson was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail, where he was held without bail.
This was Thompson's fourth arrest in Hillsborough; other charges include driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license, jail records show.
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