Man Accused of Attacking Ex-Girlfriend

NACOGDOCHES — A man, said to have been armed with a knife and a pit bull, is accused of threatening his ex-girlfriend. Arrested by Nacogdoches County authorities was O’Brian Duke, 30, of Nacogdoches. He is accused of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit assault and interference with a 9-1-1 emergency call.

KETK reports authorities were sent to a home on Highway 7 Sunday morning. Duke had left by the time officers arrived. A short time later he was found walking down the road with a pit bull. He is accused of breaking into the woman’s house armed with a knife and the dog. He is accused of trying to make the pit bull attack the woman. When the woman called 9-1-1, Duke is accused of breaking the phone and choking the victim. Duke was booked into the Nacogdoches County Jail. The dog was turned over to animal control officers.