Man charged in ax attack on girlfriend

A Rocky Mount man was arrested late Wednesday and charged with attacking his girlfriend with an ax, police said.

Boris Charles Bullock, 40, was charged with attempted murder.

A woman told police Bullock struck her with an ax Wednesday morning, knocking her unconscious. When she awoke, she found that he had locked her in a shed behind her Cambridge Circle home, she told police.

The woman was able to escape and call for help. She was taken to Nash General Hospital for treatment, but she had been released by Thursday morning.