Man celebrating court win ate raw fish from fishbowl while assaulting ex-girlfriend

Police in South Carolina charged a North Myrtle Beach man with attempted murder and kidnapping after, investigators say, he assaulted his ex-girlfriend. The incident happened after Charles Clay Jackson, 44, arrived unannounced to his ex-girlfriend's house on Friday evening to celebrate a court case he managed to win earlier in the day, police said in a report.

Jackson, who is finance manager at Car Mart LLC of Little River, was “having a few drinks” and “ranting about the criminal case” at around 8 pm. During that he then became “agitated” and began to talk about his relationship with the woman. After “hitting a certain point of aggression” the woman asked Jackson to leave, but he attacked her.



Police say Jackson, tied her up for an hour and during that time choked her, hit her with his fist and a belt, and threatened her with a knife. He also poked her in the eye with an oyster knife. During the incident, Jackson also displayed some aggressive behaviour towards a fish. Jackson grabbed a fishbowl that contained a fish, took the fish out of the bowl and ate it, chewing it several times before swallowing.

Investigators say the woman managed to get away and had a neighbour call for help. Police found multiple injuries on the woman, including eye damage from possibly being poked with a sharp object. When police arrived, Jackson told them that he was asleep when he was attacked by the woman for no reason. However, police could find little evidence of that. Jackson remains in jail and is being held on $50,000 bond.