HENLAWSON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Logan County domestic dispute has resulted in charges after a woman was sent to the hospital Sunday.
The Logan County Sheriff’s Office reports that on Sunday, January 22, 2023, deputies responded to the Henlawson area of Logan County regarding a domestic disturbance.
Deputy C.L. Carter, Deputy A.B. Daniels, and Sergeant J.N. Sheppard made their way to the scene to conduct an investigation into the incident in question.
Upon arrival on the scene, deputies determined that a domestic altercation had taken place between Patrick Sean Ballard and his girlfriend which entailed the strangulation of the woman. It should be noted that official reports do not indicate that the strangulation in question resulted in death, but that the woman did require transportation to the hospital in order to receive medical treatment as a result of the incident.
Ballard was ultimately determined by deputies to have been the perpetrator in the incident which has resulted in his arrest. Ballard has been charged with Domestic Battery, Domestic Assault, and Strangulation as a result of the altercation.
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