According to the arrest affidavit, Richard Atchison’s wife asked him to help fix dinner and accidentally splashed him with water after putting a spoon in the sink, which sent Atchinson into a rage. He packed his things and put them into his truck, but then told his wife to leave because “he had been drinking.” When she tried to leave, he allegedly shoved her, picked up a Christmas tree, and threw it at her. He was arrested and booked on domestic battery charges.