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Mitchell Man Arrested After Choking Woman

Last updated on Monday, June 18, 2018

(MITCHELL) - A Mitchell man was arrested after police were flagged down by a female saying she had been injured in a domestic fight.

Lawrence County dispatchers received a 911 hang-up call at 1:55 p.m. Sunday from a home in the 2740 block of Spice Valley Road. A deputy responded and was flagged down by a female two blocks from the home.

"The officer then found that this was a victim of a battery from the 911 hang-up call," says Chief Deputy Aaron Shoults.

The woman told police she had gone to the home to pick up a 6-year-old child. Once inside the home there was an argument between the victim and 28-year-old Seth Blackwell.

"The victim reported that she was choked by Mr. Blackwell after being thrown on a couch and held down, causing a noticeable handprint around her throat, " says Chief Deputy Shoults.

Police arrested Blackwell on charges of domestic battery in the presence of a minor and strangulation.

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