FOX Carolina 21Deputies: Man claims to be God, assaults relatives with knife

Deputies said a Chesnee man was arrested on Sunday after he assaulted multiple family members while claiming to be God and the Antichrist.

According to a Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office report, deputies were called to a Scruggs Road residence about 5:30 p.m. where 22-year-old Corey Underwood's grandmother said he came home, pushed her against the wall and put a knife up to her throat while saying he was the Antichrist.

Other relatives entered the room where they heard yelling and said Underwood then put the knife to another relative's throat, according to the report.

The report said when Underwood's cousin walked into the room, Underwood had his grandmother backed into a corner and was yelling that he was the Alpha and Omega.

When the cousin left, Underwood then began yelling that he was the "Alpha and the Antichrist" and that God had told him to kill one of his female relatives, according to deputies.

Deputies said the family was able to get out of the house safely.

The report said when they arrived at the scene and spoke with Underwood, he told deputies that they just had a disagreement in reference to the well-being of his child.

All of the victims said they were worried about their safety and thought that he was going to kill them, according to the report.

Underwood was charged with two counts of second-degree assault and battery and third-degree assault and battery. He was being held on a $20,000 bond at the Spartanburg County Detention Center.

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