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City Man Charged In Assault Of Woman Saturday

A Jamestown man was being held pending arraignment for allegedly assaulting a women during a domestic incident Saturday in the city.

Officers with the Jamestown Police Department responded shortly after noon to 272 S. Main St. for a report of a physical domestic incident in progress. Officers made contact with a woman who reported 32-year-old Charles R. Houser grabbed her by the throat and squeezed. The woman also told police Houser allegedly grabbed her by the back of her head and slammed it onto the counter.

The woman said the Jamestown man also cut her face with a knife and refused to let her answer the door when officers arrived.

Houser was taken into custody and charged with second-degree assault, criminal obstruction of breathing and second-degree unlawful imprisonment. He was transported to Jamestown City Jail to appear in court.

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