GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) -- An Upstate man was sentenced on charges, including domestic violence and kidnapping, from a 2022 investigation in Greenville County.

Cleashon Jarbar Poindexter, of Greenville, pled guilty Tuesday, Oct. 14, to charges of domestic violence of a high & aggravated nature, kidnapping and possession of a sawed-off shotgun.

The charges stem from an incident on December 23, 2022, in Greenville County, where deputies responded to a call reporting that Poindexter had punched and strangled the victim and had a shotgun.

Upon arrival, deputies found Poindexter using the victim as a shield and had to force entry to rescue her.

Authorities reported hearing screaming and found the door barricaded with a couch. They forced entry through a window as Poindexter dragged t

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