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Milton man charged in glass bottle assault on woman

July 19, 2025

A Milton man faces assault and other charges after police said he hit a woman over the head with a glass bottle.

Milton police responded at 11:05 p.m., July 16, to a home on Federal Street for a report of domestic violence and found a woman bleeding heavily from a severe head wound who was fleeing the scene.

The woman was treated by emergency medical services at the scene before she was taken to a nearby hospital for further attention. Police said Travis Terry, 37, struck the victim in the head with a glass bottle during a verbal altercation, causing severe injury.

Officers arrested Travis at the scene without incident and charged him with first-degree assault, possession of a deadly weapon during a felony and interfering with emergency communications. He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution in default of $40,100 bond.