Kentucky Republican accused of trying to strangle and ‘hog-tie’ woman during pandemic lockdown – By David Edwards (Raw Story) / April 21 2020
A Kentucky lawmaker was arrested this week for allegedly trying to strangle and hog-tie a woman.
Laurel County Sheriff John Root said that Republican state Rep. Robert Goforth was arrested early Tuesday morning on charges of strangulation, assault and terroristic threatening.
According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, the victim had come to the 911 dispatch center earlier that morning to report the crime.
The woman said that Goforth attacked her over a dispute about unlocking her phone.
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