Evansville Police officers were called to a home on the 600 block of Parkland Avenue on Christmas Eve.
Dispatch advised officers that a man had a knife and they could hear children crying.
A victim told police that her brother, 35-year-old Rashawn Cartwright had struck several people at a family gathering.
She had visible injuries to her face.
While being placed under arrest, Cartwright forcibly resisted officers many times and was yelling loudly in the middle of the street.
He also head-butted an officer and caused injuries to another.
Cartwright has multiple prior convictions for battery.
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