OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - A man was charged Wednesday following a SWAT activation after he physically assaulted a woman.

34-year-old Thaddeus Lane Carroll was taken into custody Tuesday evening after a SWAT response to a home on Harry’s Drive. He is charged with high and aggravated domestic violence, possession of a weapon, and resisting arrest.

The Oconee County Sheriff's received a call at 3:39 p.m. Tuesday regarding a man threatening to hurt himself and a woman. The victim told deputies that the suspect, Carroll, had physically assaulted her and that he had a weapon inside the residence.

Deputies said Carroll is accused of choking the victim, as well as assaulting her. Carroll had threatened to kill her and brandished a pistol during the crime.

SWAT was activated around 7:10 p.m.

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