(WJLA) - A D.C. police officer has been indicted on charges that he attacked, beat and tried to kill his wife in Prince George's County just before Thanksgiving.
Samson Lawrence, a Metropolitan Police Department officer, has been charged
with first and second degree attempted murder and several other charges after
the Nov. 24 incident, during which he allegedly beat the victim with a light
post and held her at knifepoint.
The attack began when Lawrence's wife was not able to find a set of screws
he needed while installing a television in their home. In a fit of rage,
authorities say he began spraying Lysol in his wife's face every time she tried
to talk. He then began pushing the woman when she refused to make him something
to eat.
Officials say that when his wife tried to call 911, Lawrence grabbed the
phone away, and when she tried to leave the house, he pushed her to the floor
and began hitting her in the head with a metal light post.
The incident escalated once Lawrence's wife got free and tried to leave the
house again. At that point, officials say Lawrence forced her into a corner,
held knives to her face and throat and threatened to cut her. She was able to
get free once again, though, and got to a neighbors house.
By the time authorities responded to the home, Lawrence was gone, but he
was found and taken into custody the next day.