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(BEDFORD) – A Bedford man was arrested after Bedford Police officers were called to a domestic battery in the 900 block of I Street Sunday.
When officers arrived they spoke to a female victim that told police the fight started as a verbal argument and then turned physical.
“The victim stated that she was pushed to the floor and grabbed around the neck by 22-year-old Dakota Earl with both of his hands,” said Assistant Chief Joe DeWees. “This was reported to have occurred in the presence of a minor child.”
Officers reported the female had redness on her neck.
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Officers spoke with Earl and he denied hurting the woman.
Earl was arrested on charges of domestic battery in the presence of a child under the age of 16, strangulation.