PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – A 24-year-old man was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of holding a Panama City mother and her two young sons hostage in an attempt to kill them.
According to court documents, Christopher Miles was visiting the victims from out of town around 3 p.m. Monday when an argument broke out between him and his mother.
Officers said Miles became enraged and threw his mother onto the couch and began hitting her in the back with his clenched fists. He then allegedly strangled her.
The mother said she stopped choking Miles because one of her sons tried to stop her, officers reported.
Miles then allegedly repeated that he was going to kill her and her sons if she tried to leave or call the police.
The victims were able to escape around 4 a.m. Tuesday, when Miles fell asleep.
Officers reported that Miles tried to barricade himself inside the home when he saw the police presence. He then fled through the back door and locked himself in the car, but was arrested a short time later.
Miles was transported to the Bay County Jail. His bond is yet to be determined.
Miles is charged with attempted murder, three counts of kidnapping, domestic violence, resisting arrest without violence, two counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition, lewd and lascivious conduct, and production of child pornography.
