BEDFORD — A Bedford man has been arrested and charged with domestic battery causing moderate bodily injury following a physical disturbance at a residence on Old US 50 on Halloween night.
Travis Mairel, 35, was taken into custody by Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies on October 31, 2025, after he allegedly assaulted a woman with a belt.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed by Officer Augustus Hogan, deputies were dispatched to the residence at approximately 8:55 p.m. The caller, a third party, reported that Mairel was assaulting their daughter with a belt.
Upon arrival, officers, who were already familiar with the location due to prior law enforcement involvement for verbal domestic incidents, observed signs of a disturbance inside the home, with items displaced throughout the kitchen, living room, and back bedroom.
After being escorted outside away from Mairel, the victim admitted to Officer Hogan and Captain Anthony Pope that Mairel had physically assaulted her with a belt.
She pulled down her shirt to expose her left shoulder and upper arm, where officers “could clearly see red marks consistent with being struck by a belt.” She also showed officers marks on her lower right arm, which she stated were caused by Mairel grabbing her. Captain Pope corroborated the statement regarding the visible injuries.
Mairel was placed under arrest. After being read his Miranda rights, he denied any physical altercation, claiming the woman was “fabricating the incident” and refused to speak further about the events.
The affidavit highlights a history of prior law enforcement involvement at the address, including recent incidents on October 19, when the woman reported Mairel was acting erratically and had smashed a vacuum in the home. On the same day, officers returned to the house after a report of Mairel shooting his bow and arrow through the windows of the home, and then shortly after midnight, deputies returned after four 911 call hang-ups from the victim. The dispatcher heard a male’s voice stating, “I’m going to kill you,” before the call ended.
In a follow-up interview conducted on November 1, 2025, at the Lawrence County Jail, Travis Mairel continued to deny hitting the woman, insisting her injuries were “self-inflicted to get him in trouble.”
All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This article is based on the information provided in the Probable Cause Affidavit and does not represent a final determination of guilt or innocence.
