By Pat Culverhouse

A Springhill man is facing numerous charges stemming from a Sunday incident where he allegedly hit and choked his girlfriend, wrecked her vehicle and threatened police officers.

Michael Gipson, 27, was taken into custody around 11:30 p.m. Sunday after Springhill and Cullen officers found him at his residence in the 1100 block of 5th St., SW.

Chief of Police Will Lynd said Gipson is facing charges of domestic abuse battery w/strangulation, domestic abuse battery (second offense), reckless operation, failure to report an accident, resisting an officer and threatening a public official. 

Gipson reportedly is being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center where his bond on all charges has been set at $255,000.

Springhill officers reportedly were dispatched to Springhill Medical Center around 9 p.m in reference to a suspected female domestic abuse victim. Officers learned from the victim that Gipson allegedly punched her in the stomach, then put her in a headlock which restricted her breathing.

According to the victim, Gipson then drove away in her vehicle which officers later located on Machen Drive, disabled from an apparent accident. Officers reportedly found Gipson at his 5th St. residence where he refused to obey their commands to comply.

Gipson reportedly was taken into custody only after officers were forced to effectively use a taser.

As he was placed in custody, Gipson allegedly told one of the officers that he was going to find him in the streets and that “one of us was going to die.” Gipson allegedly continued to make threats of harming the officer while he was in custody.

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.