Sheffield handyman charged with holding woman hostage, trying to kill her

SHEFFIELD, Alabama -- Sheffield police have charged a man in connection to a brutal scene they encountered early Saturday.

Sgt. Ray Terry, who is leading the investigation, said Bobbie Dean Dickerson is charged with attempted murder, first-degree kidnapping and first-degree theft. He said Dickerson was found at a home on 13th Street where a woman was held against her will and assaulted for hours.

The woman told police Dickerson worked for her as a handyman. She said he came to her home while intoxicated early Saturday. She told police an altercation ensued and Dickerson held her hostage and assaulted her for four hours. He allegedly threw her down and cut her throat during the attack.

Terry said patrol officers responded to the home and found the woman in bad shape and with incisions on her throat. They applied first aid and CPR until paramedics arrived. She was treated locally before being flown to Huntsville Hospital for surgery. Terry said she has since been released.

Dickerson remains in the Sheffield City Jail.

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Sheffield handyman charged with holding woman hostage, trying to kill her