Cleveland man charged with Christmas Day assault on parents

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CLEVELAND, Ga. — A Cleveland man has been arrested for a Christmas Day attack on his parents at their home on Clara Bell Drive.

According to the arrest report, Michael David Love, 37, punched his father, Kevin W. Love, 61, in the face several times then placed him into a choke hold on the family’s sofa. When Love’s mother, Brenda K. Love, 58,tried to stop the attack, her son struck her in the face several times.

The couple’s grandson audio recorded the incident on a cell phone.

Michael Love left the scene before deputies from the Cleveland Police Department arrived. They located him shortly after the incident at his residence on Campbell Street in Cleveland. Deputies said he was armed with a loaded handgun during the incident.

According to the arrest report, Michael Love said he went to his parents’ home for Christmas and to discuss a family matter when his father “got into his face and grabbed him.” He said he was forced to defend himself. He also said his mother grabbed him and pushed him into his father causing him to hit his father. He added that his father swung at him and missed and accidentally hit his mother.

While being questioned by authorities, he complained of a shortness of breath and was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.

He has been charged with two counts of battery and one count of aggravated assault. Bond was set at $12,000.

 

 

 

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