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Man allegedly attacks woman he accused of giving him an STD

Willie Johnson Jr. (Credit: The Telegraph)
Willie Johnson Jr. (Credit: The Telegraph)
By Lauren Foreman
Oct 21, 2016

A Middle Georgia man allegedly pistol-whipped a woman he said gave him a sexually transmitted disease.

The woman called 911 Wednesday night from a south Macon hotel, according to The Telegraph .

She told police Willie Johnson Jr. of Warner Robins chased her into a room they shared at the Magnolia Court Hotel, hit her in the head with a revolver and screamed, “You burned me!”

Johnson was booked into the Bibb County jail about 11 p.m. Wednesday on multiple charges, including aggravated assault, use of a firearm by a convicted felon during the commission of a crime, possession of methamphetamine and obstruction of a law enforcement officer, according to The Telegraph.

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