Man Charged With Violent Robbery

A woman is recovering after she says her ex-boyfriend beat her and cut her throat with scissors.

Lexington Police arrested Clifford Crenshaw, 50. He is accused of going to his ex-girlfriend’s house, hitting her in the head with a wooden box, cutting her throat with scissors and throwing her through a screen door.

The victim said Crenshaw then took her cell phone, car and a WalMart debit card.

Police arrested Crenshaw a short time later.

He is charged with robbery and tampering with physical evidence.