Ronald Vince Foreman of Ocklawaha has a history of hitting or threatening people. Most of his outbursts have been directed against his wife, Sandra, according to court records.

Now the 82-year-old man has been accused of fatally stabbing Sandra Foreman, 75. He was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree murder.

Foreman is being held without bail at the Marion County Jail. 

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In 2018, Sandra Foreman told a sheriff's deputy that her husband had pointed a gun at her forehead and told her twice "I'm going to kill you." She said her husband was upset he couldn't find his cellphone.

A Kel-Tec 380 handgun was recovered and Foreman was arrested. He pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, spent time at the Marion County Jail, and was ordered to serve three years of probation.

Court records show that while on probation, Foreman was arrested and charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle. He also violated his probation when he slapped his wife's face and pushed her. The reason: She asked him when he was going to shampoo the carpet, according to a court record. 

For that case, he was charged with battery on a person 65 and older in November 2021. But prosecutors dropped the charge a month later when Foreman's wife declined to prosecute.

Given that development, "there is not a substantial likelihood of conviction at jury trial," prosecutors wrote in a court filing.

A sheriff's office report states Foreman's wife filed a motion to vacate a final judgment of injunction for protection. She said: "My husband is mentally stable now. We are old and very much in love. We need to take care of each other. He is taking prescription medication."

A month ago, Foreman was charged with four counts of battery and one count each of battery on a person 65 and older and resisting an officer without violence.  

In that incident, a Marion County Sheriff's Office report states. Foreman repeatedly punched a 73-year-old man, accusing him of running him over with a lawnmower.

The victim told a sheriff's deputy that he saw Foreman lying in the grass and mowed around him.

When the deputy arrived at the mobile home park along Southeast 52nd Street in Ocklawaha, the report states, multiple people were attempting to restrain Foreman. During the struggle, Foreman was able to punch the victim and tried to hit the victim a second time, but was stopped by the deputy.

The people talked about how Foreman hit, kicked and grabbed them when they intervened.

On his way to the jail, Foreman told the deputy: "I didn't know I could fight like that still," and "the fight only lasted like 15 seconds." That case is still pending, according to court documents.

On that same day, a man told a deputy that Foreman's 75-year-old wife was dead inside the residence. The couple live in the mobile home park where Foreman was found fighting the victim.

Deputies went to the Ocklawaha residence and found Sandra Foreman deceased. From their investigation, they determined that Ronald Foreman was responsible and charged him on Wednesday in connection with the woman's death.

According to Detective Daniel Pinder's report, before Foreman was taken to the jail, he said his wife was murdered and had been stabbed. He said a man had committed the murder.

Detectives got a search warrant for the Foreman residence. Inside, they found Foreman's wife under a blanket/bedding with a knife was on top. She had been stabbed in the face, chest and hands.

They found a paper with the words "SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED" written in bold letters.

Pinder said in his report that two days before her death, Foreman's wife called 911 and told a dispatcher she wanted her husband taken away pursuant to the state's Baker Act. When a deputy went to the home, it's believed that Foreman hid his wife's medications and her phone. The items were found and Foreman was not committed.

Several hours later, the same deputy went to the home to investigate a 911 hangup. Foreman's wife said the 911 call was accidental and she was fine.

While at the jail, Pinder was told that inmates said Foreman admitted to killing his wife and was sorry.

Pinder interviewed Foreman and he denied killing his wife or telling inmates he had hurt her.

During the interview, Pinder said, Foreman asked to see his wife. Told she's dead, Pinder said he "acted/appeared to be surprised." The interview ended when Foreman said he was too upset to talk.

Pinder tried interviewing Foreman again another time, but he refused to talk.

According to the Marion County Children's Alliance Family Violence Prevention Workgroup, Sandra Foreman's death is the first domestic violence homicide for 2022 in Marion. 

Last year, there were five deaths. From 2018 to 2022, 34 people died from domestic violence murders, according to figures complied by the group.

Contact Austin L. Miller at austin.miller@starbanner.com or @almillerosb