BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — The Hernando County Sheriff's Office said they found a suspect and took him into custody after he allegedly stabbed his boyfriend during a domestic dispute on Tuesday.
On March 11, around 11:07 p.m., deputies received a call from a person on the 16000 block of Ft. Myers Street in Brooksville. The person said his boyfriend stabbed him in the face and arms with a machete and was chasing him.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they said they found the victim outside a neighboring home covered in what appeared to be blood with a large cut on the left side of his face.
HCSO said the victim identified his live-in boyfriend, Douglas Albert Fullerton, 24, as the person who stabbed him. The victim said Fullerton gained access to his digital devices and was spying on his text messages. Officials said when the victim confronted Fullerton, Fullerton went into another room, grabbed a large machete, swung it, and hit the victim in the face.
The victim then told deputies he grabbed the machete blade to prevent being hit again. The victim alleged Fullerton dropped the machete and went to the kitchen to grab a knife and came back in an attempt to continue stabbing him. The victim said he turned to run and felt the knife hit is back.
After the victim was able to escape, he called 911 from a bathroom and Fullerton allegedly yelled from outside the door, "Tell them you got into an accident. I don't wanna go back to jail."
According to HCSO, the victim was able to flee the home, but Fullerton chased him. When the victim reached a neighboring home he noticed Fullerton was no longer behind him and was able to stay on the property until help arrived.
Authorities said the victim was taken to a local hospital and assessed for deep cuts to his face, fractures to his facial bones, and minor cuts to his hands and back.
