MERCER COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Mercer County man faces several charges after an altercation broke out at home.
According to court documents, Troopers responded to a domestic call at a home on Locust Street. When they arrived, the suspect, John Sparks, said nothing was going on. The victim told troopers that she wanted to get her stuff and leave. The victim gave a written statement that Sparks had her re-enact a sexual video she had sent him while he was at work. The victim says that Sparks started accusing her of having another man in the video. Sparks began to choke her while sitting on her chest. He began to hit her in the face, chest, and head while continuing to choke her.
The victim then stated that Sparks let her go to the living room but then begun to slap her again, hitting her with a thermos, and slammed her into the front door, and stomped on her. The victim says she passed out from being choked by Sparks.
Sparks is charged with malicious assault, strangulation, and domestic violence. He is currently being held in Southern Regional Jail under a 10,000 dollar cash-only bond.