CRESTVIEW - Police say a man went after his wife with a kitchen knife after she hit him in the head with an unknown object.

The man, Phillip Morris, 67, of Crestview, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill by the Crestview Police Department after the Oct. 12 incident.

According to an arrest report, at about 6:58 that night Morris and his wife became involved in an argument that became a physical battle when his wife struck Morris in the forehead with an unknown object, cutting him.

The two carried their argument outside, where Morris is said to have tried to attack his wife with a large kitchen knife. His wife was able to get the knife away from him and throw it into nearby bushes.

The charge against Morris is a felony. His court date is Nov. 20.

His wife was charged with misdemeanor battery. Her court date is Nov. 6.