'One bullet for you and one bullet for me': Man breaks girlfriend's eye socket, nose after he became irate because someone gave her a compliment

A travel to Florida turned convulsive erstwhile a Georgia antheral broke his girlfriend's chemoreceptor and oculus socket aft helium became incensed erstwhile idiosyncratic paid her a compliment astir her looks.

Anthony Wayne Worley, 62, was convicted of aggravated battery, home artillery by strangulation and mendacious imprisonment, the Bay County State Attorney's Office said successful a press release.

The incidental occurred connected Oct. 12, 2024, astatine a Lagoon Motel successful Panama City. Prosecutors said chap motel guests heard the unfortunate screaming for help. A bully Samaritan witnessed the unfortunate screaming "help me" and "I'm trying to leave" arsenic Worley held her by the limb and neck.

Prosecutors said the unfortunate tried to tally retired of the motel country but Worley caught her and pulled her backmost inside. The bully Samaritan helped the pistillate flight the country and had her tally to his room. He stopped Worley from pursuing her. She stayed successful the man's country until cops arrived.

Paramedics took the pistillate to the infirmary wherever she had to acquisition exigency country to repair her busted oculus socket and nose.

The unfortunate testified astatine proceedings that she and Worley, her fellow of astir six months, were scouting the country for a imaginable spot to live. While they were drinking, idiosyncratic made an unsolicited but flattering remark astir her appearance. This upset Worley, who started arguing with her. The unfortunate past said she was "going backmost to Georgia," according to the property release. Worley past repeatedly punched her, smothered her with a pillow and waved a loaded weapon astatine her.

"I got 1 slug for you and 1 slug for me," helium told her.

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Jurors convicted Worley successful January aft astir an hr of deliberating. Prosecutor Jackson White credited the motel impermanent who intervened to assistance the victim.

"But for the brave actions of the Good Samaritan responding to her screams for help, determination is nary mode to cognize what would person happened if the suspect had gotten her backmost into that room," White said successful a statement. "Because of his help, we bash cognize the antheral who bushed and threatened to sprout the unfortunate is present facing situation time."

Worley is slated to beryllium sentenced connected Feb. 18.