GAULEY BRIDGE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Gauley Bridge man is facing multiple charges following a domestic violence incident investigated by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department early Saturday morning.

Sheriff Jess McMullen said deputies responded around 1 a.m. September 6 to the area of Gauley River Road after receiving reports of a motor vehicle accident possibly tied to an earlier 911 hang-up call.

At the scene, deputies found a man and woman in a truck on the roadside and an empty vehicle in the roadway.

Following their investigation, deputies determined the situation was connected to an ongoing domestic dispute spanning several days.

Authorities said a domestic violence order was already in place. The victim reported being strangled, struck, thrown around, and threatened with both a l

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