Robert Charles Madsen, 66, was charged with attempted second-degree murder, domestic assault by strangulation and threats of violence in connection with the Sept. 9 assault.
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Deputies were called around 6:13 p.m. Tuesday to the residence on150th Street Southin Benton Township after a report of a domestic assault. When a deputy arrived, Madsen pulled out a pocketknife and tried to hand it to another woman, leading deputies to detain him immediately.
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