TAMARAC, Fla. — A 45-year-old Tamarac man remained jailed without bond Friday after Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies said he threatened to kill his girlfriend, assaulted her during a domestic dispute and later resisted arrest earlier this week.
Deputies identified the suspect as William Adam Lamkin.
Jail records show he was arrested Tuesday on charges of domestic assault, domestic battery and resisting an officer with violence.
Deputies said they responded just after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to a home near the 9900 block of Red Heart Lane in Tamarac in reference to a “suspicious incident” involving a 10-year-old boy.
According to an arrest affidavit, the boy called 911 after running away from the home following the domestic dispute.
The affidavit states the boy told deputies that his mother had returned home with bottles of alcohol before she and her boyfriend, Lamkin, began arguing before it turned physical.
According to the affidavit, the boy told deputies that he called 911 after his mother said Lamkin grabbed her by the shirt and threatened to kill her.
Deputies said the victim told them that officers had responded to the home on previous occasions.
She told deputies she was shopping at Publix when she received several text messages from Lamkin asking where she was and “demanding that she return home immediately,” the affidavit states.
The woman said that after she returned home and parked her vehicle, Lamkin walked behind it and ordered her back inside. She told deputies Lamkin then pushed her against the driver’s seat, stepped back and punched her in the arm, authorities said.
According to the affidavit, Lamkin then told her, “I’m going to ask you this question one time and one time only, and every time you give me that bulls--t answer, I will punch you again.”
Deputies did not say what question Lamkin asked but said neighbors attempted to intervene before Lamkin eventually walked back toward the home.
The woman and her son also returned to the home, where Lamkin continued yelling at her inside the home, deputies said. The boy became “frightened” and ran from the house. They said his mother chased after him until she saw him get into a pickup truck. The affidavit does not identify who owned the truck.
When deputies asked whether she believed Lamkin would carry out his threats, the woman replied, “Of course,” according to the affidavit.
She also told deputies she feared Lamkin would return to the home because of his “extensive domestic history” in previous relationships. According to the affidavit, she pleaded with deputies not to leave, saying, “He will kill me. He’s a psycho,” the affidavit states.
Deputies said Lamkin returned to the home while they were still on scene and told them, “I didn’t do anything wrong, so go about your business.”
According to investigators, Lamkin then “started to walk toward deputies in an aggressive manner and took a fighting stance.”
Deputies said they took “necessary actions” to bring Lamkin into custody. They said he was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation before being booked into the Broward County Main Jail.
Lamkin’s mugshot shows him with one eye swollen shut, but it is unclear whether he sustained the injury during his arrest.
Victims of domestic violence can get help by calling the National Domestic Violence 24-Hour Crisis Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
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