Wake Forest man charged with assault at motel

Wednesday, May 11, 2022
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Wake Forest man was arrested in connection with an assault at a motel.

The Wake County Sheriff's Office said Anthony Thompson, 32, has been charged with one count of felony breaking and entering to terrorize or injure, and simple assault.
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Deputies responded about 10 p.m. Tuesday night to a stabbing call at the Starlite Motel in the 10000 block of Star Road in Wake Forest.

The sheriff's office said deputies found Thompson, near the motel with a large laceration on his face.

During the investigation, deputies found that Thompson and his wife had been involved in a domestic disturbance at the motel. Following the argument, his wife ran into a neighbor's room and locked the door behind her. Witnesses told investigators that Thompson began banging on the door of that room and then broke the room's front window.
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Thompson allegedly assaulted a man inside, punching him several times. The man then cut Thompson in the face.

Thompson was taken to a hospital for treatment and then taken to the Wake County Detention Center.



He is being held on a $15,000 bond.
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