32-year-old Marckus Gunter had a domestic altercation with his wife, Brandi Gunter, at their Crestview apartment on Thomson Place in the early hours of June 23rd. On June 24th, Brandi advised officers of the incident, stating that when Marckus returned home, she noticed he was acting strangely, so she went to the bathroom to check on him. Brandi said that she observed Marckus doing lines of cocaine off the counter, which sparked an argument. Then, Brandi further explained that Marckus pushed her onto a bed and ripped all her clothes off, leaving her nude. She stated that Marckus then pinned her on the bed, where he started groping her genitals. Brandi told officers that she resisted and told him no multiple times, which he disregarded and proceeded to try to penetrate her while saying, “You think I’m on this f*g sh*t? I’ll show you.” She added that after he could not penetrate her, he became upset.
Brandi stated Marckus put his hands over her mouth, preventing her from breathing, then put a pillow over her head. Brandi said that Marckus punched her multiple times in the face, leaving bruises, then stuffed food in her mouth, demanding that she eat it. She stated that she kept trying to get up, get dressed, and leave, but he kept pushing her down, punching her, and telling her she could not go. Brandi noted that she never lost consciousness but was seeing lights from the head punches. She then stated that this had continued until Marckus left to get Hardees to eat. Brandi explained this was when she ran out of the unit, entered her vehicle, and left the scene. Brandi said when she returned later that night, she found that Marckus had stolen all her blood pressure medication. Officers then obtained warrants for his arrest that day. Marckus Gunter was taken into custody for aggravated assault, attempted rape, theft, and kidnapping on July 31st.